Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, on May 26, 2021 in Reijen, Netherlands.
Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the MH17 wreckage, on May 26, 2021 in Reijen, Netherlands.
  • Putin likely gave separatists the missile that hit flight MH17, investigators said on Wednesday.
  • 298 people died when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down in 2014.
  • But prosecutors said they can't pursue suspects due to the high bar of proof necessary.

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely supplied the missile system that shot down flight MH17 in July 2014, killing 298 people onboard, international investigators said on Wednesday.