Russia's War Against UkraineThe Economist: Understanding Putin’s plansBy The Economist. Published Jan. 30, 2015 at 7:15 am Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Government members at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, on Jan. 21, 2015. Photo by AFPThe Russian president is stepping up both the war in Ukraine and his confrontational rhetoric against NATO and the West. Read more here