It
is too early to fully grasp the possible impact of yesterday´s criminal action
against the civilian airplane that killed so many innocent people. But it
sounds very much as a turning point in the aggravation of the relations between
the West and Russia.
The
shooting down of the plane has shocked many people across the world. It makes
it much easier to mobilise public opinion against the Russian leadership. I am
sure that Vladimir Putin feels today under much greater pressure than before.
Such
pressure might help to understand that the time has come for him to convince
his men in Eastern Ukraine to change tactics and to envisage an end to the
armed insurrection. If that could be the outcome of the tragedy than we would
be better prepared to accept yesterday´s tragedy. But even then, we have to
make sure that those who shot down the aircraft are brought to justice. These
things cannot go unpunished. A credible international board of inquiry is a
must.
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