The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a statement proposing to declare the Malaysian Boeing-777 passenger plane crash as a terrorist attack committed by militants with the support of the Russian authorities.
The Ukrainian parliament also called on world leaders to take all
measures to conduct an objective investigation into the tragedy.
A total of 236 MPs adopted the statement on the tragic death of people due to a terrorist attack on Ukrainian territory.
“A Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 passenger plane carrying about 300
passengers was shot down on July 17, 2014 over Ukrainian territory near
the town of Torez in Donetsk region. According to the competent
Ukrainian authorities, this terrorist attack was committed by militants
fighting against Ukraine in Donetsk region, using a Buk air defense
missile system that was supplied by the Russian Federation and was
operated by Russian servicemen. All those on board the aircraft died
because of this barbaric act,” reads the document.
The statement notes that this was made possible “thanks to militants
getting support from the current leadership of the Russian Federation,
providing them with modern equipment and weapons, including missile
systems to hit aerial targets.”
The parliament described such actions by the Russian authorities as
provocative “acts of international terrorism that lead to the deaths of
not only Ukrainian citizens, but also citizens of other states.”
“Illegal weapons supplies by the Russian authorities to Ukraine and
the sending of Russian mercenaries and members of the Russian Armed
Forces for participation in hostilities against Ukraine are acts of
military aggression against Ukraine, with all signs of international
terrorist activities, the embodiment of which are such organizations as
Al-Qaeda etc. The same road has been chosen by the so-called
self-proclaimed organizations – DPR and LPR,” reads the statement.
The statement also reads that Russia’s aggression is becoming a threat to the entire world.
In this regard, the Verkhovna Rada proposed that international and
European organizations, and the leaders of foreign countries take all
necessary measures to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy;
establish and bring to justice the perpetrators of the terrorist attack,
and to recognize DPR and LPR as terrorist organizations. The parliament
also wants the international community to take joint action with
Ukraine, including in the military-technical sphere, aimed at ending the
activities of terrorist groups fighting against Ukraine and endangering
peace and stability.
