Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Diane M. Francis: Russia readies to invade Ukraine this fall
Ukrainian servicemen stand on the position of Ukrainian forces near Popasna, in the Donetsk region, on Aug. 18, 2015.
World attention focuses on ISIS and Iran, with its half an atomic weapon. But the biggest geopolitical issue is Vladimir Putin, backed by thousands of nuclear weapons, who is gradually conquering Ukraine, a democracy with 45 million people the size of Germany and Poland combined.