“Of course, this investigation has no hint of objectivity ... If we recall that terrible catastrophe that occurred almost five years ago in the airspace of Ukraine, which was not closed to flight by the relevant decision of the authorities of the country ... Shortly after the incident to the state of emergency The emergency services of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic arrived, and subsequently the representatives of the Malaysian side, ”Chizhov noted.
According to the diplomat, the parties were in close contact with each other.
He recalled that the representatives of the DPR gave the delegation from Malaysia black boxes found at the crash site for further investigation.
As Chizhov noted, “one can only speculate” why the International Joint Investigation Team (SSG) decided to conduct an investigation without the participation of Malaysians, why the Russian side’s proposals on rendering all possible assistance to the investigation were ignored.
“On the other hand, it’s difficult to explain why Ukraine became a full member of the SSG ... All this, of course, did not end, let's see what will happen in the coming months, and probably years,” concluded Chizhov.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called unfounded statements, voiced by the Joint Investigation Group, about the alleged involvement of Russians in the collapse of the 2014 Malaysian airliner following flight MN17.
On June 19, the Security Service of Ukraine announced suspicions against four citizens, including three Russians, in the case under review.