"The ruling of the Hague District Court on the tragic flight MH17 gives a sense that justice has been delivered," the Polish foreign ministry said in a tweet on Friday.
It added: "In this belief, holding Russia accountable for the atrocities committed in Ukraine should be a common goal of the international community."
The Hague District Court ruled on Thursday that Russia was responsible for the 2014 downing of the plane, resulting in the death of all 298 passengers and crew, according to news outlets.
The court said that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in 2014 by a Russian-made missile fired from a field in eastern Ukraine and that Russia had overall control of separatist forces at the time when the plane was struck, the Reuters news agency reported.
The ruling was issued in the case of four men with links to Russia accused of mass murder for their alleged roles in the downing of the flight, according to Reuters.
Three of the men were tried in absentia and the fourth pleaded not guilty via lawyers he hired to represent him, Reuters reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted: "Important court decision in The Hague. First sentences for the perpetrators of MH17 downing. Holding to account masterminds is crucial too, as the feeling of impunity leads to new crimes. We must dispel this illusion. Punishment for all Russian atrocities then and now is inevitable."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a tweet on Wednesday: "The guilty verdict issued today against three members of Russian proxy forces in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is an important step toward justice for the 298 individuals who lost their lives on July 17, 2014."
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down while flying over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board, most of them Dutch citizens but also dozens of Australians, according to reports at the time.
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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters