Ben Rhodes: Russia ‘Culpable’ for MH17 Crash

CROWLEY A number of ░░░░░░░░ including Hillary Clinton have ░░░░░░░░ that Russia bears some ░░░░░░░░ for bringing down this ░░░░░░░░ flight Is that where ░░░░░░░░ U S government is ░░░░░░░░ Yes they do RHODES ░░░░░░░░ They trained these separatists ░░░░░░░░ armed these separatists So ░░░░░░░░ we believe they are ░░░░░░░░ for the shoot down ░░░░░░░░ a plane that came ░░░░░░░░ Russian backed separatist areas ░░░░░░░░ surface to air missiles ░░░░░░░░ are very similar to ░░░░░░░░ ones that are being ░░░░░░░░ by the Russians CROWLEY ░░░░░░░░ the president says he ░░░░░░░░ hold responsible those who ░░░░░░░░ done it And by ░░░░░░░░ you believe more sanctions ░░░░░░░░ the way to go ░░░░░░░░ though they haven t ░░░░░░░░ them yet RHODES Well ░░░░░░░░ ve had an impact ░░░░░░░░ have seen almost 100 ░░░░░░░░ in capital flow We ░░░░░░░░ seen their growth production ░░░░░░░░ down to crosstalk Crowley ░░░░░░░░ but he s kind ░░░░░░░░ putting more equipment into ░░░░░░░░ not less RHODES Which ░░░░░░░░ why we believe there ░░░░░░░░ to be additional action ░░░░░░░░ is what we re ░░░░░░░░ on CROWLEY How soon ░░░░░░░░ Europe is committed to ░░░░░░░░ something by the end ░░░░░░░░ July so that would ░░░░░░░░ within the week and ░░░░░░░░ will be coordinating with ░░░░░░░░ over the next several ░░░░░░░░ as that package comes ░░░░░░░░ CROWLEY There s a ░░░░░░░░ out that the content ░░░░░░░░ one of the black ░░░░░░░░ reveals a missile strike ░░░░░░░░ that so RHODES Our ░░░░░░░░ of the investigation to ░░░░░░░░ is that everything all ░░░░░░░░ evidence that we have ░░░░░░░░ corroborates a scenario where ░░░░░░░░ was a missile strike ░░░░░░░░ a very sudden loss ░░░░░░░░ the plane CROWLEY Is ░░░░░░░░ a yes that the ░░░░░░░░ box indecipherable RHODES I ░░░░░░░░ t personally reviewed the ░░░░░░░░ but my understanding is ░░░░░░░░ all of the information ░░░░░░░░ the same story that ░░░░░░░░ That they re getting ░░░░░░░░ the plane corroborates that ░░░░░░░░ was a missile that ░░░░░░░░ it.”
RHODES: ”Exactly. Yes.”