Muscovites leave apologetic messages outside Dutch embassy
- 10 years ago
Moscow residents lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the Dutch Embassy...
...And light candles to honor those who died when a Malaysian Airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, an area held by pro-Russian separatists.
None of the 298 passengers survived.
One visitor called it "an awful tragedy".
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VISITOR TO MOSCOW DUTCH EMBASSY, NO NAME GIVEN, SAYING:
"So many people died, medics among them. But it doesn't matter. And I am convinced that it's our payback for Crimea. This needs to be stopped at any price."
U.S. officials said Washington strongly suspects that the Boeing 777 was shot down by a missile fired by Ukrainian rebels backed by Moscow.
They have denied any involvement and are pointing the finger at Ukraine.
...And light candles to honor those who died when a Malaysian Airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, an area held by pro-Russian separatists.
None of the 298 passengers survived.
One visitor called it "an awful tragedy".
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VISITOR TO MOSCOW DUTCH EMBASSY, NO NAME GIVEN, SAYING:
"So many people died, medics among them. But it doesn't matter. And I am convinced that it's our payback for Crimea. This needs to be stopped at any price."
U.S. officials said Washington strongly suspects that the Boeing 777 was shot down by a missile fired by Ukrainian rebels backed by Moscow.
They have denied any involvement and are pointing the finger at Ukraine.