The BBC reported a few days ago that several major airlines,including Lufthansa (one of the most highly respected airlines of today) were flying that very same route.Assuming that's true (and the claim is surely easily verified...or refuted) that takes the airline completely off the hook,IMO.Also,I think Europe has something resembling our FAA.If I'm correct did that body issue anything resembling a warning about flying over that area at 33,000 feet? If not that fact *too* takes the airline off the hook.
This is Vald Putin's savagery.Nobody but him deserves blame.
There will be plenty of Putin fans wanting to blame the victims, but what they have to ask themselves is this. If Putin didn’t start all of this trouble and provide these weapons to his proxy henchmen, if Putin were willing to allow peace and freedom in Ukraine, would these Putinistas on FReerepublic be able to blame the victims. The answer is no because there would be no victims.
“This is Vald Putin’s savagery.Nobody but him deserves blame.”
You are right...this is Putin’s problem and I hope it will finally lead to his downfall. Won’t happen in Russia...where public opinion is for Putin (who knows what sort of propaganda the public’s been fed). But I believe if financial pressure is put on Russia’s oligarchy...Putin might feel some pressure to back off.
Or just freeze the assets of these jackasses if they have $$ anywhere in Europe or USA.
Can’t remember where I read it...but something to the effect of taking away Russian women’s access to Channel and other fancy dancy French labels...and the wives and mistresses would apply some, um, ‘pressure’ on the Russian politico’s...forcing Putin to quite his insane attacks.
Or freeze any assets these goobers have in Europe and the USA until restitution is made to the families and the AIRLINE.