After months of posturing from Russia and the West, yesterday’s shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukrainian airspace could accelerate the conflict. While many had hoped that the tragedy might spark Russia to reverse its support of Russian Separatists in Ukraine’s East, Putin’s initial comments suggest he is ready to double down. Dr. Nicolas Spiro, an expert in sovereign risk who has covered central European affairs for The Economist, offers further commentary on why things could get worse: 1. The east-west standoff over Ukraine had already been escalating before yesterday’s downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and is now …read more
Source: Business Insider
