This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the newspaper De Volkskrant, which had the relevant documents at its disposal.
The publication notes that the Russians learned the information about the plane flying MH17 by accident.
In 2016, they moved to the Netherlands, applying for political asylum, and two years later they testified to the authorities as witnesses about the tragedy.
The migration service and the court considered this information illogical, and also outraged that the witnesses provided the data only two years after the move.
"Now the Dutch authorities want to extradite Igor and Elena (names are fictitious. -
RT
)", - said in the material of De Volkskrant.
What exactly the Russians said to the Dutch authorities has not been reported.
On Thursday, July 8, the Hague District Court suspended hearings in the case of the MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine until September 6.
Earlier, the court rejected a defense request for a new survey of experts from the Russian defense concern Almaz-Antey in the case of the crash of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Boeing 777, flying MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17, 2014 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Killed 283 passengers and 15 crew members.