Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
The New York Times: The ruble’s fall and Mr. Putin’s reckoning
Pedestrians walk under a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow, on Dec. 17, 2014.
Russians are watching their country suffer another avoidable economic calamity. The blame for this rests largely with the disastrous policies of President Vladimir Putin, who has consistently put his ego, his territorial ambitions and the financial interests of his cronies ahead of the needs of his country.
