I HAVE thought for quite some years that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most dangerous man on Earth and I think he confirmed it this week.
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He has stated that blame for the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 rests with the government of Ukraine.
It was Mr Putin, himself, who used his bully tactics and massive military power to annex the Ukrainian province of Crimea and in doing so inciting other eastern regions to begin hostilities against the Ukrainian government.
Very strong evidence suggests that Mr Putin has not only emboldened the separatists but also armed them, trained them and provided Russian advisers and technical specialists to operate sophisticated weaponry.
It is highly probable that Russian specialists, while training Ukrainian separatists, actually initiated the missile attack on the fully laden passenger plane.
All acts of an unprincipled man with grandiose visions of an expanded Russia by bullying smaller nations.
Adolf Hitler possessed much the same traits.
Russia, and in particular President Putin, stand condemned for endangering the entire world with his brazen land grab and incitement of partisan Russians in Ukraine to create havoc and destabilise the legitimate government and all of Europe in the process.
- LARRY DIGNEY, Frankford.