Of all the places the "black boxes" should be sent to, Moscow is sure the hell not one of them. There is no logical, aviation reason for Moscow to have those recorders, only political.
A very interesting point and I entirely agree. When a suspected military operation impacts a commercial flight the government involved should not be trusted at all, regardless of whether it is the USA, USSR or any other country for that matter.
I am sure there will be many opinions voiced loudly over this, more so than the TWA800 tragedy.