OP-ED
Brian Whitmore: Putin vs. Putin
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks during a meeting with leaders of Russian State Duma fractions at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 14, 2016.
The emperor is at war with his inner godfather. The autocrat is battling his inner kleptocrat. The commissar is struggling with his inner crime kingpin.The most consequential political battle in Russia today is not another skirmish among the Kremlin clans; it's not a showdown between the siloviki and the technocrats; and it's not a standoff between the regime and the opposition.
