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Too many 'ifs' What's wrong with the generally accepted scenario? ??? It would seem that if the shooting of MH17 was just a tragic accident then the 'blame' that can be placed on the perpetrators is limited, which in turn reduces the options for retaliation. It seems that many on both sides...

I'm not sure of the relevancy unless you are suggesting that was a possible scenario in the shooting down of MH17 - not something I've seen either side in the conflict claim happened. As for the rest of the video there is little to say - it was one unidentified individual speaking to camera.

Absolutely. There has to be a compromise solution eventually which will only come about around a table - the longer the fighting goes on the more the ordinary citizens will suffer.

If as you say it is illegal to hold dual nationality then which nationality was he when he served as a commander in the Ukranian Security Service? Is he a Ukrainian citizen or not? ??? I didn't know that - who has taken his position? So as a member of the Crimean Parliament he was/is...

You're obviously in a better position than I to judge on whether 'most Ukrainians will know Ukrainian' but that seems to be contrary to much that I have read. According to that the use of Ukrainian as a language was 'discouraged' until the break up of the USSR with Russian as compulsory subject...

Alexander khodakovsky - prior to the annexation of Crimea was the commander of the Alpha Special Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine - defected and became commander of the pro-Russian Vostok Battalion. Ukrainian Citizen? Or does Ukraine promote non-citizens to such high miltary posts...

That's what I thought - so I don't understand the following bit you posted - "Because thats whats really happening, this isnt the local pro russian ukrainian citizens population (there are a few that joined but very few), its russians, from russia who dont speak a word of ukrainian." May...

That appears to imply that anyone who can't speak Ukrainian or don't have Ukrainian as their first language aren't citizens of the Ukraine!

End justifying the means? ???

Bit of a wriggle there - :) Your statement was:- "Many people in East Germany want a return to old days of Communism" - followed by a question mark. That link shows that a GREAT many did 5 years ago - even if Germany were now a Utopia it would be reasonable to assume there would still be many...

Have a look at this link http://www.globalresearch.ca/media-blackout-major-military-operation-in-east-ukraine-1600-soldiers-reported-killed/5392193

Come on! - that report was only 5 years ago!

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-dictatorship-majority-of-eastern-germans-feel-life-better-under-communism-a-634122.html

Even if you are right I don't expect to see Germany taking steps that will lead to its economy suffering to the extent it would if oil and gas imports from Russia were stopped. The vast majority of Russian exports are raw materials - oil, gas, metals and minerals, very little in terms of...

The rebels may have no air support but didn't the Ukrainians claim that their fighters had been attacked by Russian aircraft? ???

Probably not but of course if the EU, (or Russia), stopped imports of oil and gas into the EU the price of both on the world market would increase dramatically. The opposite argument of course also applies - could Europe increase its oil and gas imports from other sources were 40% of its...

Already built! Agreement signed in May for Russia to deliver a minimum of 38 billion cubic metres of Natural gas each year for the next 30 years. In addition there are two oil pipelines capable of delivering 25 million tons of Russian oil per annum to China.

What sanctions will likely achieve is even greater trade cooperation between Russia and China - is it really in the West's best interest to drive Russia into looking South towards China and India for its major economic relationships.

How will sanctions work - the more you weaken the Russian economy the greater the incentive to look to new acquisitions. In any case real sanctions can't be applied by Europe - we are far too dependent on Russian oil and gas...

Of course the way forward is as you suggest but unless you are expecting Putin to have a St. Paul type conversion it's not going to happen. So what is your suggestion as to how this can be accomplished - I've given you mine.