Nail struck on the head, sir.

Russians have always been known for their infamous paranoia, and inferiority complex. A shoulder-fired rocket would help solve both issues.

It’s all for show, I think.

I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this theory seems to hold some weight based on available facts.

Yeah, and Russia expects the world to believe that these “peaceful” ethnic Russians in the east, just had advanced BUK launchers sitting around in someone’s backyard— and that Putin didn’t give it to them.

It’d be another Russian hare-brained scheme to alienate anymore of Europe’s energy consumers— considering Russia relies on energy for 70% of its exports.

1.) Russia’s military is a joke. Their equipment, especially their Navy, is in very poor shape. And Putin’s 19th century foreign policy is wearing it out much faster than Russia could ever hope to replace it with their huge budget deficit, dwindling revenues, and population issues.

Russia didn’t join the international coalition fighting ISIS. That’s purely propaganda for your consumption back in the Motherland.

“Free shot at a NATO jet?”

In the beginning, dealing with Assad, Syria, and ISIS would have been fairly straight forward.

HAHAHA!

Not trying to speak for Tyler here, but I have a slightly different take.

See above.

Why is it people who say “period” to end their statement, never have any idea what they’re talking about?

You really don’t understand the conflict beyond the Kremlin’s talking points, do you?

Your credibility is forever destroyed after you cited the above links.

Right. Turkey had 2 motivations here:

And 2 Russians, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (pictured below with Putin— and with deep connections to the regime); and George Haswani— have both been sanctioned for buying huge amounts of ISIS oil. Ilyumzhinov was then selling that oil to Lukoil operations in Iraq.

Again, which was what to do with the legitimacy of Russia’s crying over not being given access to intel?

Which has what to do with Russia crying over not being given Intel they didn’t gather, nor have any legitimate claim to since they decided not to be a part of the international coalition fighting ISIS?