In Poland we’ve known Putin was behind it since 2010
I tended not to believe it until Putin invaded Ukraine. Then I flipped to the side of believing that Putin did indeed have something to do with it.
I don’t know if Flight KAL OO7 was shot down in 1983 just to kill Congressman Larry McDonald who was on board, but I think that it was probable. McDonald had been organizing Eastern European dissidents and was a thorn in the side of Soviet leadership. There is no doubt that the Soviets shot down a civilian jumbo jet after observing a flashing red light on top and all 269 people were killed.