it was shot down. it did not crash. it was downed and it was downed over territory controlled by russian-backed rebels. it was downed by a missile which seems to have been launched by russian-backed rebels. again i want to stress australia takes a very dim view of countries which are facilitating the killing of australian vidz citizens. we take a very dim view of this. have you attempted a contact with president putin? strong words from the australian prime minister there saying about mh 17. this is not an accident. it s a crime. criminals need to be held accountable, saying russia needs to help with a thorough investigation as to what brought down this plane, tony abbott saying it is looking rightly