The Dutch report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was not supposed to apportion blame. Yet the report released Tuesday by the Dutch Safety Board clearly shows that no side is innocent in eastern Ukraine's now-frozen conflict.
The July 17, 2014, plane crash killed 298 people, causing endless grief in several countries and catalyzing Russia's international isolation. It was after MH17 that Europe agreed to meaningful economic sanctions, including restrictions on the access of Russian state companies to European Union debt markets.
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