"US Accusing Russia of MH17 Will Start a New Cold War"

The above statement was made by Russian Senator Valery Shnyakin on July 27..

In an interview with RIA, Mr. Shnyakin emphasized that the US accusations that Russia was involved in the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane would be the beginning of a new Cold War between Russia and the West.

Previously, on July 26, White House spokesman Josh Earnest announced that Washington accused the Russian leader of being involved in the above tragedy.

A piece of wreckage from MH17 (AP Photo)

According to Mr. Earnest, the MH17 plane was shot down by a missile launched from an area shot down by separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, and these forces received weapons from Russia.

“After the US made such accusations against the Russian leadership, it can be said that a Cold War between Russia and the West broke out,” Mr. Shnyakin said.

Responding to a question about recent anti-Russian statements, Mr. Shnyakin stressed that such statements cannot be ignored and that Russia “needs to think about retaliatory measures, possibly imposing sanctions against the United States and the European Union.”

Flight MH17 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down over Donetsk on July 17. All 296 passengers on board were killed.

Previously, Ukraine claimed that flight MH17 was shot down by separatist forces while the separatists said they did not have the necessary equipment to do so./.

According to VOV.VN