“So far, Putin has blamed the victim, hidden the evidence (black boxes, launcher, personnel), and now will probably refuse to cooperate with any investigation.”
The blame seemed to arrive VERY QUICKLY from the other side...even faster.
The Russians couldn’t hide it fast enough this time and have been caught red handed, but keep making excuses for our enemies quisling.
Yet the Russian rebels were fastest of all in blaming themselves for shooting down the plane even before anyone knew it was actually a commercial airliner.