Malaysia Airlines flight
10th anniversary of the destruction of MH17 (July 17, 2024)

On July 17, 2014, 298 passengers and crew members died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ten years after that appalling tragedy, France’s thoughts go out to the victims and their loved ones, to whom we reiterate our heartfelt condolences and solidarity. France shares the particular pain of the Netherlands and Australia, which were hit especially hard by this tragedy.

While the district court in The Hague handed down sentences on November 17, 2022, France continues to advocate for a full investigation to shed light on those responsible for this disaster. That is why we fully support all current efforts before relevant international bodies to hold those responsible accountable for their actions and to bring them to justice.

Q&A

The office of Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán said on Monday that the peace plan for Ukraine had been sent to all EU member countries. Did France receive such a document? What was the reaction to this initiative? Will Paris respond to Mr. Orbán?

Viktor Orbán reported back to the European Council on the consultations he decided to hold with third parties on the subject of Ukraine.

But as we have already emphasized, the European Council did not give the Hungarian Prime Minister a mandate to carry out this initiative, nor does it fall within the framework of Hungary’s current presidency of the Council of the European Union. The European Council meeting on June 27 reaffirmed the EU’s unshakeable commitment to continuing to provide Ukraine and its people with political, financial, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support for as long as it takes, and as intensively as necessary.