The United Nations security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the shooting down of a Malaysian passenger plane, demand armed groups to allow access to the crash site and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation reports Reuters.
Australia which lost 28 citizens in the crash, Saturday, circulated a first draft the resolution to the 15-member Security Council.
A vote on the resolution is expected as early as Monday.
The US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said Friday that Russian involvement in helping fire the missile that downed the plain could not be ruled out.
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