Canada welcomes UN body's decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy

People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Two-hundred-ninety-eight people were killed as a Soviet-era Buk surface-to-air rocket launched from territory in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels destroyed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

OTTAWA - The 春色直播 government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

The plane was shot down on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, including one 春色直播.

Global Affairs Canada says the UN body has found Russia breached an obligation not to use weapons against a civil aircraft in flight under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention.

A Dutch-led investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down from territory held by separatist rebels using a missile system delivered from Russia.

Moscow has denied any involvement in the tragedy and is rejecting the council's findings.

Global Affairs says the council will in the coming weeks consider what form of reparation is in order.

鈥淲e commend the council for fulfilling its responsibility to uphold the rule of law in civil aviation and for reaffirming that violations of it will not go unanswered," the department said in a statement.

鈥淥ur thoughts remain with the families and loved ones of all those who lost their lives aboard Flight MH17. Canada continues to support efforts to ensure that justice is served and to reinforce international mechanisms that protect civilian lives.鈥

鈥 With files from The Associated Press

This report by 春色直播was first published May 14, 2025.

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