Three men involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been sanctioned by the Australian government.
The government has been working with the Netherlands and European Union to co-ordinate sanctions on the trio convicted by the District Court of The Hague in November 2022 for their contribution to the downing of MH17 and the murder of all 298 people on board, including 38 Australian citizens or residents.
The sanctions target Russian Sergey Dubinskiy and Ukrainian national Leonid Kharchenko, who were both found guilty in the court and sentenced to life in jail.
Australia has also sanctioned Russian national Sergey Muchkaev, a colonel with the Russian Armed Forces….