Why Putin Will Never Accept Blame Even Though Russia's Downing of MH17 Was By Mistake

Putin can never admit that a Russian crew shot down MH17 with a Russian missile fired from rebel-occupied territory in Ukraine. To do so would tear to pieces the Kremlin’s alternative-universe narrative of the Russian-Ukraine War. Yes, it should be called a war between Ukraine and Russia. That is what it is, but Russia has somehow positioned itself as a peace maker between warring sides. What a disaster of Western diplomacy!

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Is The MH17 Joint Investigation Team Avoiding The Question Of Kremlin Guilt?

That the JIT has yet to interview Russian and separatist officials and officers having intimate and invaluable information about the shooting down of MH17 seem to suggest a reluctance, if not cowardice, to bring the real perpetrators of the disaster to justice. Putin and the Kremlin need not worry. Even if the JIT got its act together and started to move up the ladder, Putin could grant Strelkov and Bezler et al either parliamentary immunity or an unexplained disappearance.

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