21.07.2014 - 03:41 [ The Sydney Morning Herald ]

MH17 crash: Russia furious at ‚unacceptable‘ Tony Abbott comments

Moscow has voiced anger over being blamed by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the downing of a Malaysia passenger jet over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board, calling his comments „unacceptable“.

„Without bothering himself about evidence and operating only on speculation, Mr T. Abbott assigned guilt,“ the foreign ministry said in a statement. „Abbott‘s statements are unacceptable.“