Reacting to the crash of flight MH17 the US has said evidence points to it being shot down. Us President Barack Obama made the announcement at a press conference earlier today:<br /><br /> “Evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was launched from an area that is controlled by Russian-backed separatists inside of Ukraine. We also know that this is not the first time a plane has been shot down in eastern Ukraine. Moreover, we know that these separatists have received a steady flow of support from Russia.”<br /><br />The tragic loss of life has intensified a war of words between Ukraine and Russia, with Moscow strongly rebuking Kyiv as it decries Russian-backed rebels. <br /><br />Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, had these words for the international community: “We place all blame on the Kyiv government and call for the Ukrainian side to take decisive measures to stem such incidents in the future.”<br /><br />Behind the ratcheting up of rhetoric, the international community now stresses a thorough investigation of the crash site is paramount.
