The Kremlin has been standing against the idea for a UN criminal inquiry into the shooting down of the passenger plane, that killed all 298 onboard.

Russia enjoys its right to veto within the UN Security Council, thus calling into question the effectiveness of any tribunal, accodring to Ukraine Today.

Joint Investigation Team is to release in October the results of an inquiry into the causes of the crash.

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