French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Russia to deal constructively with a Dutch investigation into the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014, reported Reuters.

This is after Dutch prosecutors identified a Russian military unit as the source of the missile that shot down the plane. All 298 people on board were killed in the incident.

Russia insists that it had nothing to do with the incident.

Nevertheless, its president Vladimir Putin said Moscow will analyse the Dutch findings.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) - which includes Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ukraine - had concluded that the BUK missile system that was used to down MH17 belonged to the Russian Federation’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Military Brigade.

Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said the country is discussing the findings with the other JIT members and is considering its options.

"We have full confidence in the independence of the JIT and in its thorough investigation.

"Australia and our JIT partners are united in pursuing justice for those who lost their lives, including 38 people who called Australia home, and their loved ones, and to hold to account those responsible for this atrocious act," she said in a statement.