The Olympic flame is still burning brightly in Sochi. If all goes well over the weekend, Vladimir Putin will have staged the showcase he promised. But, a few hundred miles away in Ukraine, it's a different story. Despite Putin's support, President Yanukovych may be deposed by bloody violence. The big questions remaining: what will Putin do now? Has Ukraine set the stage for a new version of the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union?
As the Olympics Wind Down, Is a New Cold War Heating Up?
Credits
Guests:
- Carol Williams - Los Angeles Times - @cjwilliamslat
- Stephen F. Cohen - New York University
- David Satter - Hudson Institute - @DavidSatter
- Alan Abrahamson - 3 Wire Sports / USC - @alanabrahamson
- David Wallechinsky - International Society of Olympics Historians - @westwood1sports