State Dept. deletes a statement condemning Russia
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Posted On: 07/21/2018 7:02:38 AM
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State Dept. deletes a statement condemning Russia over MH17 downing after Trump's Putin summit
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State Dept. deletes a statement condemning Russia over MH17 downing right after Trump's Putin summit
The US State Department has issued a statement criticizing Russia every year since the 2014 attack on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 which killed 298 people — but not this year.
The silence came just one day after Trump was accused of siding with Putin over US intelligence agencies at a press conference in Helsinki.
Russia has long believed to be behind the attack, but this year is the first anniversary since international investigators concluded that the missile that downed the plane came from a Russian base.
The State Department was silent this year - and Foreign Policy reports that a draft statement criticizing Russia was never made public.
The US State Department pulled a statement that criticized Russia's involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 just one day after President Donald Trump held a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin that appeared to show him siding with Russia over US intelligence agencies.
A father who lost three of his children on MH17 publicly slammed President Donald Trump for failing to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the attack earlier this month.
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