“I can inform the chamber (representatives) that at the request of the prosecutor’s office diplomatic steps were taken towards the Russian Federation because, according to the prosecutor’s office, the Russian authorities’ response to requests for legal assistance was inappropriate, incorrect or completely absent, ” heads of department, published on the government website.
In January, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Vinnichenko stated that the SSG, which is investigating the Malaysian liner’s catastrophe over Ukraine, completely ignores the information provided by Moscow on the incident.
According to him, the group showed no interest, including the documents according to which the missile shot down the plane belonged to Kiev.
In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called unfounded statements made by the Joint Investigation Group about the alleged involvement of Russians in the crash in 2014 of a Malaysian airliner following flight MN17.