Despite the fact that the findings of the Joint Investigative Group (JIT) on the collapse of the Malaysian Boeing flight MH17 are preliminary, the United States fully trusts them and requires Russia to "clarify its role" in this incident. This is stated in the statement of the head of the press service of the State Department Heather Nauert. The diplomat believes that the statement not only confirms the initial conclusions, but also adds details "to what we have been saying since the very first days of this tragedy: the MH17 was hit by a missile from the Russian Buk SAM, which was released from the territory of Eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces and forces , which are under the leadership of Russia ". Nauert recalled the demand of the UN Security Council to hold all those involved in the plane's death to justice, as well as the need for all states to unite to identify those responsible. "It's time for Russia ... to clarify its role in this shot," the State Department official concluded.. The joint investigation team, which presented the interim results of the investigation, claims that Boeing was shot down from the Buk missile system, which belonged to the 53rd Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces from Kursk.

However, the Dutch prosecutor Fred Westerbeke, said that, despite the fact that the group has advanced in the investigation, it can not yet say with certainty "who and why shot down Boeing". Nevertheless, he confirmed the initial conclusions about Russia's involvement. The Russian Foreign Ministry, in turn, called the accusations of JIT allegations of Russia's involvement in the collapse of Boeing, and drew attention to the fact that the investigation of the disaster is biased and one-sided. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Moscow recognizes the findings of the investigation only if it is admitted to investigation.