article_snippet: Putin, in particular, is seen as the main driving force behind the war, allegedly sending Russian troops to support the rebels in the east who want independence from Russian.
article_snippet: In just a year, it has cost more than 5,600 lives - and Russia's neighbours have become increasingly concerned Putin will turn Putin attention to Russia's neighbours next.
article_snippet: But so far, America and the rest of Europe have refused to show any sort of military might towards the former Soviet Union - while Putin has made sure the rest of the world is in no doubt of the strength of Putin armed forces.
article_snippet: Just this week, Putin boasted of a massive military exercise across Putin country, involving 80,000 troops, about 100 navy ships and more than 220 aircraft, marking the beginning of a series of such drills this year.