Russia's War Against Ukraine
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David Schaefer: Is Putin leading Europe into another Cold War?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looks on prior their meeting on Ukraine's crisis with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (not seen), on October 17, 2014.
He's the macho former spy with a penchant for violence who yearns for the days of the Soviet Union. And Russians love him for it. But have Vladimir Putin's secret missions in Europe crossed the line?