[kmerroll]

To cut to the chase, the study confirms what was fairly obvious: - Yes, a Russian missile shot down a commercial aircraft. - Yes, Ukrainian separatists (Russian supported) controlled the area.

So what's the outcome? Putin could care less and doesn't answer to any authority that can apply restraint or collect damages. So what does this change?

[nazgob]

Families of victims can sue. Like with Yukos case, foreign Russian assets can be arrested to pay for damages. It will probably take many, many years and maybe one of future Russian governments will decide that it is better to close that case. There where so many victims that its almost certain that some families will keep pushing this case forever.