The suspects are being tried in absentia.“ The downing of MH17 with a Buk missile brutally ended the lives of all 298 people on board.... Victims came from a total of 16 different nations. Wednesday’s sentence demands came amid soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine that has drawn fears of an invasion.... Russia has denied plans to attack its neighbor. Defense lawyers for Pulatov, who is the only suspect who is represented in court, will make the