Monday 21 July 2014 16.33 Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has suggested that pro-Russian rebels tampered with the black box flight recorders retrieved from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was brought down in east Ukraine.
He told a news conference that the rebels would give the flight recorders to international aviation authorities, but added that: "There is information that the recorders were in their hands all these days and they did certain things to them."
Asked whether he thought the rebels had tampered with the recorders, Mr Groysman concurred.
Meanwhile, all the victims from the site where the airliner crashed have been put into refrigerated wagons.
Mr Groysman said the train will depart this evening for the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
All the bodies will then be taken to the Netherlands.
Dutch prosecutors have opened an investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on suspicion of murder, war crimes and intentionally downing an airliner, a spokesman has said.
Based on the Law on International Crimes, the Netherlands can prosecute any individual who committed a war crime against a Dutch citizen.
Of the 298 people who were killed when the plane was downed over Ukraine, 193 were Dutch citizens.
The spokesman said that a Dutch public prosecutor was in Ukraine as part of the investigation.
The Dutch prime minister, meanwhile, threatened tough action against Russia if it did not do more to help.
Western governments have pointed the finger of blame at pro-Russian rebels and at Russia itself over the downing of the plane. Russia has denied involvement and blamed the Ukrainian military for the disaster.
"It is clear that Russia must use her influence on the separatists to improve the situation on the ground," Prime Minister Mark Rutte told a committee of the Dutch parliament.
"If in the coming days access to the disaster area remains inadequate, then all political, economic and financial options are on the table against those who are directly or indirectly responsible for that," he said.
His comments reflected a change in tone from previous days, when he had stressed the importance of ascertaining the facts of the crash before considering a response.
Mr Rutte promised politicians that "measures would not be lacking" if it was confirmed who was responsible for bringing down the airliner.
His remarks followed days of mounting pressure calling on the government to take a harder line against Russia.
"In the Netherlands we are inclined to approach our opponents in a fair and socially acceptable way in hope that opponents will respond in kind," said Dick Berlijn, a former head of the Dutch armed forces who has been outspoken in calling for a tougher approach.
"What we have seen, especially with the Russian administration is this didn't impact at all, they saw this as a weakness," he said in an interview with Reuters.
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Ukrainian source stands by claims Russia provided missile
A Ukrainian security source has said the Ukrainian government stood by information indicating that pro-Russian separatists had received a BUK-M1 (SA-11) radar-guided missile system from Russia, most likely with a crew.
"Earlier, the Ukrainian Security Service released information that militants were negotiating the delivery of Russian systems BUK," the source told Reuters.
"The fighters have no special training to operate such complicated military equipment so we are most likely talking about staff crew for the BUK, which came from Russia."
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian security council has also said there is evidence that the missile came from Russia.
The Russian defence ministry has said Russia did not deliver any BUK missile systems, "or any other weapons" to separatists.
The defence ministry also called for an explanation for claims that a Ukrainian warplane flew within 3-5km of the passenger jet.
Dutch team arrive at railway station
Three members of the Dutch disaster victim identification team arrived earlier at a railway station near the crash site.
The head of the team inspected the storage of the bodies in the rail cars and, despite an overwhelming smell of decomposition when the doors were opened, said it was fine.
"The storage of the bodies is of good quality," said Peter van Vliet, whose team went through the wagons dressed in surgical masks and rubber gloves.
Mr van Vliet said he had been told the train would be leaving the station at Torez later today so that bodies can be taken to a location where they can be identified and repatriated. He could not say where it was going.
Ukrainian officials said as of this morning, 272 bodies and 66 fragments of bodies had been found.
A book of condolences for victims of the crash has been opened at City Hall on Dame Street in Dublin, and will be accessible to members of the public until 5pm on Wednesday.
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