Top Putin aide named by MH17 airliner investigators
An international investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 released a series of phone intercepts Thursday, including one between a top aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin and pro-Russian rebels accused in the crash. Calls between officials in Moscow and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine mostly took place via secure telephones provided by the Russian security service, and intensified ahead of the disaster in the first half of July 2014, the Joint Investigation Team said. The Russian govt, which has denied involvement in the plane's destruction, said Thursday it could not verify the authenticity of the intercepts. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that the intercepts followed a wave of "fake news" on the subject and should be regarded with scepticism. <br/>
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Top Putin aide named by MH17 airliner investigators
An international investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 released a series of phone intercepts Thursday, including one between a top aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin and pro-Russian rebels accused in the crash. Calls between officials in Moscow and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine mostly took place via secure telephones provided by the Russian security service, and intensified ahead of the disaster in the first half of July 2014, the Joint Investigation Team said. The Russian govt, which has denied involvement in the plane's destruction, said Thursday it could not verify the authenticity of the intercepts. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that the intercepts followed a wave of "fake news" on the subject and should be regarded with scepticism. <br/>
