MOSCOW. June 19 (Interfax) - Allegations of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that Russian servicemen were involved in the MH17 crash are 'hollow,' the Russian Foreign Ministry promising to offer assistance to investigators to establish the truth about the tragedy.
"Statements voiced by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) at the press conference on June 19 alleging the involvement of Russian servicemen into the MH17 crash can arouse nothing by regret. Absolutely hollow accusations aimed at discrediting Russia in the eyes of the international community were once again put forward," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its website on Wednesday.
"Just as was the case of the previous JIT press conferences, no hard evidence to substantiate such illegitimate statements was provided," it said.
Moscow "continue to have right questions about the quality of JIT work" and "fears that this process is biased and one-sided," it said.
"However, Russia is going to continue offering assistance to the investigation in order to establish the truth about the MH17 crash and to bring the real culprits to justice," the statement said.