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Investigators halt probe of 2014 flight crash in Ukraine, say ‘likely’ Putin supplied missile

A part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is seen at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk, August 2, 2014. (Bulent KILIC / AFP)
A part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is seen at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk, August 2, 2014. (Bulent KILIC / AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely decided to supply the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, but there is no realistic prospect of prosecuting him or others, investigators say in announcing a halt to the probe.

Investigators say there are “strong indications” Putin personally approved the transfer of the missile to pro-Russian separatists during fighting in eastern Ukraine in 2014, citing intercepted phone calls.

But the probe is being suspended because “all leads have been exhausted” into the shooting down of the plane, which crashed with the loss of all 298 people on board.

The announcement comes less than three months after a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of murdering those aboard MH17, after trying them in their absence.

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