Tony Abbott vows to 'shirtfront' Vladimir Putin over MH17 tragedy

By James Massola, Lisa Cox
Updated October 13 2014 - 4:33pm, first published 4:02pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott: "There will be a lot of tough conversations with Russia." Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott: "There will be a lot of tough conversations with Russia." Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has escalated the war of words with Vladimir Putin, promising to "shirtfront" the Russian President when the pair meet at the G20 summit in Brisbane next month.

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