Ukraine: military (Aug '14 to mid-June '15) closed

[Dayuhan]

Dayuhan--you asked for what red lines have been crossed

I asked which specific red line you wish to link to your proposed economic threat.

False flag operations are a key corner stone of Russian politics since the 30s.

I know. I don't doubt for a moment that the Russians would use a false flag operation if they thought the circumstances called for it and if they thought they could get away with it. I just doubt that this case was one of them. There's just too much evidence - much of it posted by you - suggesting that the separatists believed they were shooting at a Ukrainian military plane. Why would a separatist leader gloat over the shooting with all that "we warned you not to fly in our skies" stuff if the target was an Aeroflot plane and the intention was to blame it on the Ukrainians?