With uncertainty surrounding Thursday’s plane crash, most have little to gain from pointing fingers, especially since the tragedy, which killed 298 people, is unlikely to blunt Russia’s growing clout in the region, experts say.
On the plane crash, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there’s still “no clarity,” showing more caution than the United States, with President Barack Obama linking the crash to “sophisticated equipment … coming from Russia.”
Economic ties deepened further after the global financial crisis of 2008-09 pushed several countries to forge new economic deals with Russia.
After the plane crash, Baltic leaders called for an international investigation and many politicians …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
