UN General Assembly
2014

Security Council resolution 2166 (2014), a thorough and independent investigation into the circumstances of the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 over Ukrainian territory has been delayed. Those guilty for all those crimes must be found and brought to justice. Otherwise, national reconciliation in Ukraine can hardly be expected. Russia is sincerely interested in the restoration of peace in a neighbouring country, and that should be well understood by anyone even slightly acquainted with the deep-rooted and fraternal relations between the two peoples. The path to a political settlement is known. As early as this April, Kyiv made a commitment in the Geneva Statement on Ukraine — agreed upon by Russia, Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU) — to immediately start a nation-wide dialogue involving all of Ukraine’s regions and political forces to implement constitutional reforms. The fulfilment of that obligation would allow all Ukrainians to agree on how to live in accordance with their traditions and culture and would allow Ukraine to return to its organic