The release of Volodymyr Tsemakh, a fighter for the Russian proxy troops in eastern Ukraine and suspect in the downing of MH17, by the Kyiv Court of Appeals on Sept. 5, is a perfect illustration of how the Ukrainian authorities are planning to resolve the issue of the prisoner exchange. If the Kremlin needs Tsemakh, his extradition to Moscow will be a spit in the face of Ukraine’s international partners. Ukraine’s “independent courts” and sluggish law enforcement agencies will enable Tsemakh to run away… if not today, then certainly tomorrow.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
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Head prosecutor Fred Westerbeke speaks next to a part of the BUK rocket that was fired on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during the press conference of the Joint Investigation Team, in Bunnik, on May 24, 2018.Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said that the missile which shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine travelled from a Russian military brigade.
