Malaysian prime minister worked contacts to start talks with rebel leader , source said . On Tuesday , Abdul Razak announced the bodies , flight recorders will be returned . Malaysian 's great - grandfather was on flight going down near Ukrainian - Russian border last week . 298 people died in the disaster , the second for Malaysia Airlines in two months .
Malaysian prime minister worked contacts to start talks with rebel leader , source said . On Tuesday , Najib Razak announced MH17 bodies , flight recorders would be returned . Najib 's step-grandmother was on flight shot down near Ukrainian-Russian border last week . 298 people died in the disaster , the second for Malaysia Airlines in five months .