@GSOB
one thing which is so far a total mystery to most of people accustomed to using own brain, instead of taking for granted anything what the talking heads on tellie (or its modern day equivalent of RT channel in Youtube) care to say -
if Russia was indeed no party to this tragic incident specifically (to the extent that MAK, which nominally had the jurisdiction for this accident investigation, refused to do so (ICAO at least at the time did not list Ukraine as having own 'accredited accident investigation body')), or to all the turmoil in Eastern Ukraine in general, why was that hastily arranged 'MoD briefing' staged at all?
All it seems to have achieved is the direct opposite of its apparent intent - an implicit admission of own guilt, in fact..
And why so - a true 'no party' (with a clear conscience) would not have seen any need for such a briefing.