[Uncle Chip]

Russia has nothing to gain itself by shooting down a commercial airliner.

But Russia has everything to gain from the closing of the east-west air corridor over Ukraine which has already happened because of the shootdown.

[okie01]

But Russia has everything to gain from the closing of the east-west air corridor over Ukraine which has already happened because of the shootdown.

Why?

[plain talk]

I don’t see how they have anything to gain from shooting down a commercial airliner. On the airspace point — what has Russia to gain from keeping commercial planes from flying over Ukraine. Just curious what you are thinking.