[McGruff]

"Russian President Vladimir Putin might be looking for a way out in the wake of tougher international sanctions and the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17."

With international ire on MH17 giving Ukrainian forces a "carte blanche" to deal with the separatists...

People ask who would benefit from this airliner shoot-down. Not the Russians. Ironically after the shoot-down planes were diverted from the conflict area to over Russian territory.

[elhombrelibre]

I believe the plane was not shot down on purpose. Putin’s cretins bragged about shooting down a military aircraft. The didn’t brag about shooting a civilian one.