Australian Couple Who Lost Children In MH17 Blame Trump For Not Confronting Putin

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https://www.npr.org/2018/07/18/630014819/australian-couple-who-lost-children-in-mh17-blame-trump-for-not-confronting-puti

Four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-supplied surface-to-air missile, families of the 298 victims are still waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin to explain what happened.

Since July 17, 2014, when the Boeing 777 was destroyed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, Russia has denied any involvement. The plane, bound to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, was carrying passengers from Malaysia, Australia and the vast majority from the Netherlands.

On this year's anniversary of the tragic event, Putin was on a stage in Helsinki with the U.S. president who seemed to treat Russia's misdeeds with skepticism and acquiescence, angering Australians Anthony Maslin and his partner, Rin Norris, who lost their three children, Mo, Evie and Otis, and Norris' father in the crash.

Maslin took to Facebook, posting an open letter addressed to Trump that went viral, saying the MH17 tragedy "destroyed our life and many other lives in the process."

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