Hitler backed off being Hitler for the Olympics in 1936.
That event was a propaganda showcase and so why shouldn’t have Putin’s Olympics in Sochi have been the same.
It makes no sense for the shooting to have broken out in Kiev during the Olympics.
Was someone trying to stir something up????
The same logic could be applied to the previous invasion. The SBU at the time of the shootings was headed by a fellow from Moscow, and their elite members seen arming themselves and heading off to the protests were also Russian trained. There are also documents showing communication betwern the regime and the Russian GRU recommending the use of violent action.