Russia's goal is to become a major player in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Eastern European theaters. While possibly calling bluff on NATO's lack of defending a member nation in the future. The world has plenty of oil amid an alternative energy renaissance. Russia's economy has always been week but that has never stopped them from waging war until they went bankrupt. However they are hurting from Saudi Arabia's refusal to cease oil production which is driving oil prices down. Saudi Arabia is primarily doing this to hurt and outright put out of business domestic US oil producers. Still don't think they don't realize that they are are also hurting Russian oil exports too, for them it's icing on the cake. Basic math too, cost of refining for the us is about 70-100 dollars, Russia 50 dollars, Saudi Arabia 17. Which means at the current benchmark, everyone but Saudi Arabia is losing money. Eventually many oil producers will cut supply but in the mean time Russia is not happy about this hold a middle eastern county has over it's regional power. Which in part is staling their efforts in the Ukraine but now with Syria on the table, Russia has clearly changed their priorities. Russia's priorities are entirely regional.
Children are children, they should not be allowed near dangerous devices. Still as reported the boy has serious problems and the family is negligent. In the same article it is reported that another boy shot his brother, assumed by accident while at a firing range with 2 adults and 3 loaded guns on a pick nick table. But hey what's 559 children killed by firearms so far this year. It doesn't matter right? Gun rights are more important. Oh wait that's right it's not the gun but the kid firing the gun who is to blame. This is ridiculous.
