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Igor Girkin also know as Igor Strelkov, the former military chief for Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, sits in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow's City Court in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. A prominent Russian hard-line nationalist who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained on charges of extremism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

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Russia detains a hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

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People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, July 17, 2014. An international team is presenting an update Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, on its investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The announcement comes nearly three months after a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian rebel for their roles in shooting down the Boeing 777 and killing all 298 people on board on July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

International team to present update on MH17 investigation

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Judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military Airbase, southern Netherlands, on May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

MH17 verdicts: 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian convicted of murders

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, looks at a television monitor during the ongoing trial and criminal proceedings regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at the high security court at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Prosecutors are scheduled to begin explaining the evidence and their case to judges Monday in the murder trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Ria van der Steen, left, who lost her father and stepmother in the MH17 crash, center right, arrives to give testimony in court in the trial of four men charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday Sept. 6, 2021. Relatives of some of the 298 people killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tell a Dutch court about the impact on their lives of the disaster during the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in bringing down the Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight more than seven years ago. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Families of MH17 airline crash address deep trauma in court

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FILE- In this July 17, 2014, file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of MH17 passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, that left 298 people killed. A lawyer for relatives of people killed in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine told a court hearing Thursday, April 15, 2021 that 290 family members and partners of the victims have filed compensation claims for “emotional distress&quot; against four suspects charged in the downing. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Lawyer: 290 relatives file for compensation in MH-17 downing

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Russia expels 2 Dutch diplomats in quid pro quo move

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FILE- In this July 17, 2014, file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of MH17 passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, that left 298 people killed. A Dutch court on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2020, granted several requests for information or further investigations made by defense lawyers for a Russian accused of involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, a ruling that marked the end of the pretrial phase of the landmark case. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

MH17 court grants some defense requests for investigations

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2014 file photo, people walk in the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine. A suspect charged with involvement in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 denied involvement in the attack in video interviews played Tuesday, Nov. 3 2020 in a Dutch courtroom. The recorded comments by Oleg Putalov marked the first time the voice of one of the four suspects in the downing of the Boeing 777 has been heard in the trial. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

In video interview, Russian MH17 suspect denies involvement

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Lawyer: Russian suspect denies involvement in downing MH17

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Judges allow extra investigations for defense at MH17 trial

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, rear, fourth from left, opens the court session as the trial resumed at the high security court building at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Monday, June 8, 2020, for three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with crimes including murder for their alleged roles in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago. (AP Photo/Robin van Lonkhuijsen, POOL)

Defense lawyers seek more investigations into MH17 downing

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Sabine ten Doesschate, rear, and Boudewijn van Eijck, lawyers for one of the four suspects, Russian Oleg Pulatov, are seen as the trial resumed at the high security court building at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Monday, June 8, 2020, for three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with crimes including murder for their alleged roles in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago. (AP Photo/Robin van Lonkhuijsen, POOL)

Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 passenger plane near the village of Grabove, Ukraine. Judges in The Hague, Netherlands, in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian who are charged with murder for their alleged roles in the deadly shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, will be allowed to consider testimony from 12 anonymous witnesses, according to a judicial ruling made Thursday April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Judges in MH17 trial allowed to consider anonymous testimony

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Lawyers Boudewijn van Eijck, left, and Sabine ten Doesschate, second left, lawyers for one of the four accused, judges, rear right, and the public prosecution, rear left, are seen at the start of the trial of four men charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 9, 2020. A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine in 2014, tore the MH17 passenger jet apart killing all 298 people on board. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

MH17 trial to resume with no public due to virus measures

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Rob Fredriksz, who lost his son Bryce and his girlfriend Daisy, places a sign next to 298 empty chairs, each chair for one of the 298 victims of the downed Malaysia Air flight MH17, placed in a park opposite the Russian embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, March 8, 2020. A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine in 2014, tore the MH17 passenger jet apart killing all 298 people on board. United by grief across oceans and continents, families who lost loved hope that the trial which starts Monday March 9, 2020, will finally deliver them something that has remained elusive ever since: The truth. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch trial opens for 4 suspects in downing of flight MH17

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

A picture of Bryce Fredriksz and his girlfriend Daisy is placed amidst 298 empty chairs, each chair for one of the 298 victims of the downed Malaysia Air flight MH17, in a park opposite the Russian embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, March 8, 2020. A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine in 2014, tore the MH17 passenger jet apart killing all 298 people on board. United by grief across oceans and continents, families who lost loved hope that the trial which starts Monday March 9, 2020, will finally deliver them something that has remained elusive ever since: The truth. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong

MH17 relatives protest against Russia with 298 empty chairs

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, file image, the reconstructed cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane is displayed before a news conference by the Dutch Safety Board in Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands. United by grief across oceans and continents, families who lost loved ones when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in 2014 hope that a trial starting next week will finally deliver them something that has remained elusive ever since: The truth. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

MH17 families hope truth emerges from unprecedented trial

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Prosecutors say Russia let MH17 suspect leave the country

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press