US EditionRussia appeals global aviation agency’s decision blaming it for downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014
- Russia appealed to the United Nations' International Court of Justice challenging ICAO's May 2023 decision blaming it for downing MH17 in Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
- The appeal contests the ICAO ruling on jurisdiction, applicable law, factual findings, and procedural violations, with Russia disputing the neutrality of the investigation.
- The ICAO Council's decision followed a 2016 Dutch-led investigation that concluded the airliner was shot down by a Buk missile from separatist-controlled Ukrainian territory.
- Moscow denied involvement and called the criminal investigation's conclusions 'highly questionable', alleging reliance on adulterated facts provided mainly by Ukraine and the Netherlands.
- Russia's appeal seeks an impartial judgment from the International Court of Justice, highlighting this case as a rare government dispute adjudicated by the global aviation body.
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Russia files appeal against UN Aviation Council MH17 decision
Russia has filed an appeal against Australia and the Netherlands at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, challenging the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision in May 2025 that found Russia in violation of international aviation law in the shoot-down of MH17 that left no survivors on board the flight. Russia’s application for appeal opposed Australia and the Netherlands’ claim that it was responsible under Art…
Russia filed an appeal to the International Court of Justice against a decision of the United Nations Aviation Agency which considered Moscow responsible for the 2014 launch of the MH17 Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine, declared...
Russia Pushes Back Against ICAO on MH17 Crash Involvement
from Sputnik News: Russia has challenged the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council’s decision on its supposed involvement in the 2014 Boeing 777 crash, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. “On September 18, Russia, in accordance with Article 84 of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), challenged in the UN International Court […]
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