MH17关键证人获释

A Ukrainian court unexpectedly released a key witness in the case of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, just minutes before Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was optimistic about an impending prisoner swap with Ukraine.

乌克兰一家法院出乎意料地释放了2014年马航17号航班坠毁案的一名关键证人，几分钟后，俄罗斯总统普京表示，他对即将与乌克兰进行的囚犯交换持乐观态度。

All 298 people, including 38 Australians, died when a missile shattered the Boeing 777 in midair over the rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine.

这架波音777客机在乌克兰东部叛军控制地区上空被导弹击落，机上298人全部遇难，其中包括38名澳大利亚人。

Russia and Ukraine, which remain deadlocked over Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and the separatist-controlled east, have been discussing a major prisoner exchange that could release dozens of Russians and Ukrainians kept in custody in the two countries.

2014年俄罗斯吞并乌克兰克里米亚半岛和分离主义者控制的东部地区，俄罗斯和乌克兰因而陷入僵局，两国一直在讨论一项重大的换俘事宜，可能释放数十名被关押在两国的俄罗斯人和乌克兰人。

The appeals court in the capital Kyiv ordered the release of Volodymyr Tsemakh from custody on recognisance, pending further investigation.

乌克兰首都基辅的上诉法院下令释放沃罗迪迈尔·特谢马克(Volodymyr Tsemakh)，待进一步调查。