Mark Kramer : Russia and its proxies have a history of shooting down civilian aircraft . Kramer : Over the past week many have predicted that MH17 will be a `` game-changer '' and might even lead to the unraveling of Putin 's regime . Russia has threatened , violated and violated the rights of its citizens . There is little evidence that this incident , or any in the past , will induce the Kremlin to back down .
Mark Kramer : Russia and its proxies have a history of shooting down civilian aircraft . Kramer : Russia has threatened , violated and violated the rights of its citizens . There is little evidence that this incident , or any in the past , will induce the Kremlin to back down .