Malaysia: Some Western nations use MH17 tragedy for 'political purposes' - Lavrov

- Reporter (English): Who are these in Europe and the West who are trying to achieve a political purpose? Lavrov (English): Those who immediately, the next day after the disaster pointed the finger to the rebels. Now these very people say that they want the justice to prevail. -Reporter (English): Are you referring to the Ukraine? Lavrov: Well, there were many statements in Europe and the United States. Ukraine, I don't think Ukraine was making any straightforward statements. My point is, people, including those whose countries are the creators of this criminal investigation team, have said that they knew who did it. If you know who did it, you say so, present your report and then we will see whether this report is persuasive. But they also must answer the question why they ignored most of the demands of the Security Council and the original resolution. Doesn't it look fishy?" Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused certain Western nations of using the MH17 plane crash to achieve political aims, on the side-lines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Lavrov criticised the West, saying statements from Europe and the United States “pointed the finger to the rebels” the day after the disaster, when few facts were available. He called on those who claim they know who the responsible party is, to submit a report. "Then we will see whether this report is persuasive," he added. A total of 289 people died when the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam on July 17, 2014.