Recovery and investigation efforts of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been hampered by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia as both sides have been playing the blame game.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the crash which killed 298 people should not be politicised and urged separatists to allow experts access the crash site.

Here's a video recap of what transpired in Ukraine following the shooting down of the Malaysian plane which was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.