Russian President Vladimir Putin must "atone for the blame" for those killed on a Malaysian plane MH17, which was shot down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. This was stated by American lawyer Jerome Skinner, who represents the victims from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, in an open letter to Putin, made public in the Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald.

"My clients have been waiting for three years, Mr Putin. So far no one has incurred any liability. Do not you feel that such a tragic loss deserves an explanation? You - the only person who can remedy the situation, "- says Skinner. He warned that he was using the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and any available instances to "bring the Kremlin to justice". "Meet with me and redeem the guilt of the victims of this tragedy," Putin's Skinner called.

The open letter of Jerome Skinner was made public one week after the countries participating in the investigation of the MH17 flight disaster - Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine - agreed that any litigation in the case of the plane's death would be carried out within the justice system of the Netherlands. According to the preliminary investigation, in the field of view of the justice bodies for the "active role" in this tragedy are about 100 people.

The Boeing 777 plane of Malaysian airlines, following the flight MH17, was shot down over the eastern part of Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Killed all 298 people on board, including 38 citizens and permanent residents of Australia. According to the preliminary investigation, the missile that the plane was shot down was brought to Ukraine from Russia, but Moscow categorically denies any involvement of the Russian Federation in the destruction of the airliner.

DW.