Putin Likely Armed Rebels Who Downed MH17 Jetliner, Probe Finds 

There are “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light to provide Russian separatists in Ukraine with the missiles used to down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, according to international investigators, who nevertheless decided to suspend their probe into the incident.

Using phone taps, it was possible to prove that Putin was personally involved in the decision to supply the Donetsk People’s Republic separatists with anti-aircraft weaponry, the investigators said during a press conference in The Hague on Wednesday. They said, however, that they cannot confirm the rocket launcher used to down the plane was among that arsenal of weapons.