Anders Aslund: Is Putin preparing a new attack on Ukraine?
Russian Navy sailors march during the celebration of a Russia's Navy Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 31.
Observers have greatly feared that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would start a small regional war this August. Russia has moved up its State Duma elections to September 18. Although only Putin’s parties are allowed to win, he has a predilection for “small and victorious wars” to mobilize his people.
