The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
Ron Bartsch AM
Opinion

Opinion

Ron Bartsch AM

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17: how much power does ICAO have to punish Russia for downing plane?

  • Australia and the Netherlands have dragged Moscow to the International Civil Aviation Organisation over the country’s alleged role in the 2014 crash
  • ICAO, responsible for setting aviation standards, can tell Russia that it must return to the stalled talks but it doesn’t frequently settle disputes between nations

The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at the crash site in Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
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