Talking At Each Other
- Iran: US pushed for sanctions on Iran’s nuke programme. Putin opposed. US ended up negotiating with Tehran.
- Snowden: Edward Snowden, who blew the lid on CIA snooping, took refuge in Russia. Putin refused to hand him over.
- Syria: US’s military intervention in Syria after the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons was halted on Putin’s intervention.
- Ukraine: Russia held back $15 billion aid package to Ukraine. US, EU announce $15 billion aid for a ‘pro-West’ regime.
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The possibility of military conflict over Ukraine may have receded—at least for the moment—but the sparring between Russia and the US over events in the Crimean peninsula has once again brought to the forefront the spectre of the Cold War.
Questionable Questions 
A Bear Marks Its Territory 
