MH17: Warplane 'Flew Near Doomed Airliner'

A Ukrainian military plane flew within 3-5km of flight MH17 just before the Malaysian aircraft crashed, the Russian Defence Ministry has claimed.

Moscow has also denied supplying pro-Russian rebels with BUK missile systems - the weapon that is suspected of bringing down the passenger plane - or any other military hardware.

It said it detected the Ukrainian SU-25 combat jet on radar and noticed an increase in radar activity just before the Malaysian Airlines jet carrying 298 people, including 10 Britons, was destroyed.

It also said Ukrainian air defence forces had three or four battalions of BUK-M1 systems on combat duty on the day of the crash.

However, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said all his planes in the area were grounded at the time of the downed aircraft.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the evidence pointed towards flight MH17 being shot down by an SA-11 missile, also known as a BUK-M1, fired by pro-Russian separatists.

Mr Cameron said Russian President Vladimir Putin must use his influence to end the conflict in Ukraine by halting supplies and training to separatists.

US President Barack Obama has called on Mr Putin to compel the rebels to stop hampering the probe and allow international investigators unrestricted access.

He accused the separatists of removing evidence from the crash site, actions that he said raised the question of "what exactly are they trying to hide?"

Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Mr Putin is "on the side of the devil" as he reiterated Kiev's view that Russia had a clear role in shooting down the airliner.

The Russian president has vowed to "do everything to ensure the security and safety" of experts investigating the disaster. And he said "all people" in Ukraine are responsible for the tragedy.

The remains of 282 of the victims are being taken in refrigerated carriages on a train from the rebel-held town of Torez, near the crash site, to the government-controlled city of Kharkiv and then handed over to Dutch officials.

Mr Putin says experts investigating the disaster should be protected

The black box flight recorders are to be handed over by the rebel leader to Malaysian officials, according to the Malaysian PM.

Ukrainian deputy prime minister Volodymyr Groysman suggested pro-Russian rebels had tampered with the recorders.

In the Netherlands, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have met relatives of the 193 Dutch people who died on the plane.

Mr Cameron said tougher sanctions may soon be imposed on Russia, adding he had spoken to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande and there is "strong co-operation" within the EU for action.

Mary Dejevsky, a Russian and EU analyst, told Sky News that Mr Putin controls rebels in the area "far less than is commonly believed outside Russia".

She said nobody controls the area which is "one of the reasons why things are so desperate there".

The UN Security Council will today vote on a resolution to condemn the downing of the aircraft.

The resolution, drafted by Australia, demands that those responsible for bringing the plane down will be held accountable, and that armed groups do not compromise the integrity of the crash site.

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