[GrimUpNorth]

I don't understand why they even go through the fell out of a window or accidentally shooting a plane down charade etc. They know the world sees it for what it is and I'm sure there's not that much coverage of state sponsored murder on state TV. The only thing i can think is Vlad really fancies himself as a James Bond villain, but if that's the case he must also realise it never ends well for the bad guy in the films.