June 20 (UPI) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday he doesn't believe the Russian government is responsible for the downing of an airliner five years ago, over Ukraine.
Mohamad told reporters there is no proof Russia was behind the missile attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014, which killed nearly 300 people on board. U.S. officials have suspected Russia-backed separatists.