AKIPRESS.COM - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott made outspoken remarks about his intentions as it was revealed Russian President Vladimir Putin would be taking part in the G20 summit next month, which will be hosted by Australia in Brisbane, reports AFP.

Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed on Sunday that the Russian leader would attend. Abbott has used tough language against Russia since a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, killing all 298 onboard, including 38 Australian citizens or residents.

He said on Monday he would be confronting Putin over the tragedy. “I’m going to shirtfront Mr Putin – you bet I am,” Abbott told reporters, referring to an Australian sporting term in which a player charges someone. “I’m going to be saying to Mr Putin – Australians were murdered and they were murdered by Russian-backed rebels using Russian-supplied equipment. We are very unhappy about this.”

“We accept that you didn’t want this to happen,” he added. “But we now demand that you fully cooperate with the criminal investigation, and if the criminal investigation identifies suspects that you have some influence over, they’ve got to be produced and justice has got to be done.”

Kiev and the West have accused Moscow-backed separatists of shooting down the plane with a surface-to-air BUK missile supplied by Russia. Moscow denies the charge and has pointed the finger back at Kiev.

The G20 leaders’ summit takes place from November 15-16.