Ukraine blames Russia for the MH17 crash

Per Voice of America:

#Ukraine foreign minister, speaking to reporters, squarely puts blame for #MH17 shootdown on #Russia military. #voaalert

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 17, 2014

According to NBC, the Ukrainian government claims to have tapes of Russian intelligence officers and "terrorists," code for Ukrainian separatists, discussing the shoot-down:

Breaking: #Ukraine govt says has recordings of calls b/t "terrorists" & Russian intel discussing "shoot-down" of Malaysian jet

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 17, 2014

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