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Putin ‘knows the real truth about MH17’

The one person who knows what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is the Russian president and he must reveal what he knows, the Australian government says.

Cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull has ramped up pressure on Vladimir Putin over the disaster, before the leader’s arrival in Brisbane for the G20 summit on Friday.

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Mr Turnbull repeated Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s call for an apology for President Putin over the loss of 298 lives, including 38 Australians, when the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July.

“He should set out those facts, take responsibility, express his compassion and his condolences and apologise for this terrible event,” the minister told the Nine Network.

“The one person who knows exactly what happened is Vladimir Putin.”

Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek said the families grieving for their lost loved ones needed answers.

“It’s not about what the Australian government needs, it’s about what the families of those who lost their lives need.”

President Putin will arrive in Brisbane on Friday evening, rounding out a full day of leader arrivals for the global summit being chaired by Australia.

Mr Abbott is also due in the Queensland city on Friday alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, after the British leader addresses parliament in Canberra.

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