hi clo,
the hypocrisy charge is a sort of admission.
it doesn't discharge putin's guilt in this case. it confirms it. the fact that there are other incidents doesn't change how anyone views this one.
the fact that there were old mistakes by other people doesn't make this one okay. the first step is not to blame the ukrainian air for the use of the russian-influenced missile.
i am looking forward to when putin targets the bad actors who fired the missile, whoever they happen to be. since putin is lying about russia supplying and arming the rebels, he knows this is going to circle back to him. hence he has to deny the obvious truth. the russian-backed rebels shot down a commercial airliner. it has to be ukraine's fault. somehow. ;-)
this isn't a discussion about the us and uk. that's an argument written in squid ink. it's about putin's pattern of lying and the issues his behaviour is creating.
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