Putin Dismisses MH17 Murder Charges
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 20 dismissed murder charges announced against four men suspected of being involved in shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, saying that there was no evidence. He said "dialogue" with Russia was required to find the truth, although the Dutch chief prosecutor said on June 19 that Moscow was not cooperating with international investigators. Putin spoke to reporters after his marathon annual call-in show.