Call it cold war II, the sequel. An intensifying shouting match between the US and Russia has stirred fears that the two former adversaries could be drifting back to a familiar ideologically charged rivalry. Most experts play down the new mood as a worrisome “chill,” and some suggest that a change in leadership – slated for 2008 in both countries – might reverse the slide in mutual ties. But many Russians, who have watched as Western influence has thrust decisively into the former Soviet heartland since the USSR’s 1991 demise, see it in darker, more visceral tones. Full Story
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