Russia's War Against UkraineThe Washington Post: Putin’s groundhog day; the Russian people keep paying the price for their leaders’ incompetenceBy Washington Post. Published Dec. 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm Pedestrians walk under a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on Nov. 10, 2014. Photo by AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOVIn the bad old days, Russia's facsimile of an economy would crash every time the price of oil did. Read more here