Putin was the real target but by mistake terrorists shot down MH 17

But the question remains why Putin was the target ,Russians marched to victory when Putin annexed crimea and conflict in eastern Ukraine was in favour of Russia .The Russian president now has moved troops and tanks away from the border after the Ukrainian presidential elections in May, but moved them back in recent weeks.Similarly, he initially appeared to distance himself from the rebels until Ukrainian forces under the newly elected president, Petro Poroshenko, made significant gains in the east, triggering a new supply of Russian equipment over the border, including anti-aircraft missiles.