Malaysia PM discusses MH17 downing with Russia's Putin

By Danial Azhar and Ashley Tang

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said helium discussed the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a sojourn to Moscow, days aft a U.N. study recovered Russia liable for the disaster.

A U.N. aviation assembly recovered this week that Russia was liable for the downing of MH17, which was changeable down implicit eastbound Ukraine successful 2014 during warring betwixt pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.

Moscow has rejected the International Civil Aviation Organization Council's (ICAO) findings connected the clang that killed each 298 passengers and crew, calling the ruling biased.

Anwar said successful a Facebook station precocious connected Wednesday that helium would proceed to property for accountability implicit the disaster.

"Malaysia remains resolute successful ensuring accountability and a conscionable solution for the victims and their families who proceed to carnivore the value of this tragedy," helium said.

Anwar said that successful the gathering Putin expressed condolences to the families of those killed, which included 196 Dutch citizens, 43 Malaysians and 38 Australian citizens oregon residents.

Putin called for a thorough and broad probe that is not politicised, Anwar said.

"I mentioned that this is simply a study made by ICAO, to which helium (Putin) replied that from the beginning, helium had requested that the probe beryllium autarkic and thorough."

Anwar said Putin told him that Russia is acceptable to supply its practice to guarantee that the study is much credible oregon authoritative.

Dutch prosecutors accused Russia successful a 2020 tribunal lawsuit of trying to sabotage an probe into the crash. The tribunal aboriginal convicted 2 Russian quality agents and a Ukrainian separatist person successful absentia for their roles successful the attack.

Anwar is successful Russia for a three-day sojourn aimed astatine strengthening practice successful areas specified arsenic commercialized and investment, agriculture, education, aerospace and energy.

(Reporting by Danial Azhar and Ashley Tang successful Kuala Lumpur; Editing by Alasdair Pal and Tom Hogue)