As the story of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet broke, Russian state television scrambled to get out versions of the story that pointed in every possible direction - except toward Russia and the pro-Moscow militants fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The Malaysia airliner downing through the eyes of Russian state television
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists in the Belarus capital Minsk, on April 29, 2014, after attending a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council .
