Russia is at war with Ukraine. Russian citizens and soldiers are fighting and dying in a war of their government's own making. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to deny Russian involvement in the fighting, but the evidence is overwhelming and indisputable.
Atlantic Council: Hiding in plain sight – Putin’s war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at a press conference after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa on July 10, 2015.