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Russia and West: A New Cold war?

Monday, 27 April 2015 9:01 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 April 2015 9:02 AM ]

This photo taken on October 4, 2014 shows members of the US Army 1st Brigade unload Stryker Armored Vehicles at the railway station near the Rukla military base in Lithuania. (© AFP)

The war in Ukraine has been raging for a year now. Russia and the West are increasingly at odds over other international issues, like Syria. Dividing lines are increasingly being drawn between nations, with the West on the one side and Russia and China on the other. Russia has taken Crimea; the US has put sanctions on Russia. What next in this increasingly visible battle down Cold War lines?

The French and German leaders recently went to Moscow to talk with Vladimir Putin. The US chose not to attend. Does this mark a divide in the NATO alliance? The US has just announced it may start arming the Ukrainian army. The Germans are not so keen and are wondering whether following the American demands is the right course of action.

We're in Moscow to examine the Russian thinking over Ukraine. The Americans are trying to create more war in Ukraine and trying to damage their rival, Russia. But are the EU members having doubts? Will Ukraine be the start of a new cold war? Or will it divide NATO? We also find out how Russia feels about being ring-fenced by NATO missiles.

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