Investigators end MH17 downing probe despite ‘indications’ Putin was involved

International prosecutors said on Wednesday they had found “indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine in 2014. However, they said evidence of Putin’s and other Russian officials’ involvement was not concrete enough to lead to a criminal conviction, and that they would end their probe without further prosecutions.