Father of MH17 victims attacks Trump on crash anniversary

An Australian father who lost three children in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has lashed out at President Donald Trump for his relationship with Russia, on the fourth anniversary of the tragedy. Anthony Maslin's father and three children, Mo, Evie and Otis, were among 298 passengers who died in 2014 when the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down. The plane had been above Ukraine territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, and investigators in May said the missile had been fired by a Russian brigade. Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in the incident. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Maslin lambasted Trump's unwillingness to condemn Russia, accusing him of ignoring "irrefutable facts." "That passenger flight MH17 was shot out of the sky and 298 innocent people were murdered is an irrefutable fact," Maslin wrote. "That the plane was hit by a Russian missile has been proven to be an irrefutable fact. That the man whose arse you've just been kissing did this, and continues to lie about it, is an irrefutable fact." The political controversy came as leaders worldwide spoke out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of MH17 and demand accountability. The G7 foreign ministers condemned the shooting down "in the strongest possible terms."<br/>