Relatives of MH17 crash victims demand answers from Russia on eve of trial

Relatives of victims from the downed 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 protested in front of the Russian embassy in the Hague on Sunday, a day before four fugitive suspects go on trial charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew. Family and friends set up white chairs on the lawn opposite the embassy to symbolise the victims and called on Russia to cooperate with the investigation into the crash. 

MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was hit by a Russian made surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine. There were no survivors. Arrest warrants were issued last year for three Russians and a Ukrainian identified by a Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which spent several years collecting evidence.