President Obama's Statement about Malaysian Airline Flight 17

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valZEKv5cBg

In this video clip President Obama discusses the issues with the separatists that control a certain part of the Ukraine where the Malaysian Airline Flight 17 was shot down four days ago. The Ukrainian separatists have blocked any international investigators to investigate the area and are removing evidence from the crash site. In his brief speech he talks about how the Russians are helping the separatists with military supplies, which include anti-aircraft weapons. President Obama has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is supportive for there to be an investigation but there is no action behind his words. President Obama opinion for a diplomatic resolution with the Ukrainians will change if the separatists become increasingly dangerous not only to the Ukraine but other countries around them. Then Russia will have to pay some consequences.

My questions for my classmates are:

1. Do you think President Obama is indirectly threatening Russia to fix the Ukrainian problem?
2. Do you think that the consequences that Russia will face, if the problem isn’t fixed, will be military action between the United States and Russia? Why?
3. What evidence do you think the separatists are taking away from the crash site and aren’t allowing investigators to see?
4. Do you think that evidence is being hiding because the separatists are trying to cover something up?
5. Or, Do you think it is Russia who has ordered them to remove things from the crash site so if they were involved they can cover whatever evidence there is for there involvement up?
6. Do you think the Ukraine or Russia will listen to President Obama to allow for an investigation to take place and to allow the 298 passengers and crew of the flight to be allowed to go back to there families to be buried?