Drivers of refrigerated train standing in Torez, near #MH17 crash site say they are unaware of bodies of victims on train or of destination.
— John Wendle (@johnwendle) July 20, 2014
SBU says they've intercepted a recording showing Moscow wants the black boxes from flight #MH17: https://t.co/jlZ0fjRuGI
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) July 20, 2014
"Our friends from high above are very interested in the fate of the 'black boxes.' I mean people from Moscow." https://t.co/Mvj6FgNMcp
— Luke Johnson (@johnson) July 20, 2014
Vice News has issued this video dispatch from the crash zone. (WARNING: Graphic Content):
RFE/RL's news desk has some more details of David Cameron's conversation with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande earlier today:
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany agreed during a telephone call to impose further sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not ensure that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine allow investigators free access to the site of the downed Malaysian airliner.
The office of French President Francois Hollande released a statement on July 20 saying Hollande had spoken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The statement said the three agreed "to demand from Mr. Putin today that he ensure that Ukrainian separatists allow emergency workers and investigators free and complete access" to the site where the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 airliner crashed after being shot down, killing all 298 people aboard.
The statement also said, "If Russia does not immediately take the necessary measures, consequences will be drawn by the European Union at the Foreign Affairs Council which takes place" on July 22.
(Reuters, AFP, dpa)
!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!
Self-proclaimed Donetsk separatist leader Aleksandr Borodai says pro-Russian separatists have what appears to be the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet. Borodai said "some items, presumably the black boxes," were delivered to the eastern city of Donetsk, which is controlled by the separatists. (Reuters, AFP)
More to follow soon
BREAKING: Rebel leader in Ukraine: Black boxes found, will be given to international aviation authority.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 20, 2014
Here are some more details from our news desk concerning the reported finding of MH17's so/called black boxes:
The self-proclaimed leader of a separatist region in eastern Ukraine says the "black boxes" from the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 have been found and will be given to the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Aleksandr Borodai, the self-styled prime minister of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic," said at a press conference in Donetsk today that pro-Russian separatists have what appear to be the black boxes from the airliner, which crashed on July 17.
Borodai said rebel forces had recovered "some items, presumably the black boxes," and said they were delivered to the eastern city of Donetsk, which is controlled by the separatists.
Different separatist leaders have claimed at various times in the past three days to have had one or both of the black boxes and later denied having either of them.
Separatist forces control the area -- near the town of Torez, close to the Russian border -- where the airliner and 298 people onboard crashed.
(Reuters, AFP, AP, Interfax)
Rebel leader Borodai says OSCE wants journalists barred from #MH17 crash site. Says he won't do it bc he believes in press freedom
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) July 20, 2014
