Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Lods]

We all know about what's happening at the Olympics but this Ukraine thing should be regarded with some skepticism.

Possibly but...

The Russo-Georgian War was a war between Georgia, Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The war took place in August 2008 following a period of worsening relations between Russia and Georgia, both formerly constituent republics of the Soviet Union.....Russia accused Georgia of "aggression against South Ossetia", and launched a large-scale land, air and sea invasion of Georgia on 8 August

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad  and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.

These guys have form
(BTW also a Presidential election year)