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As the Olympics wind down is a new Cold War heating up.

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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.

The big questions remaining, what's been the role of the U.S. and the European Union?

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?

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The Winter Olympics in Sochi are providing the showcase promised by Vladimir Putin,

but Ukraine's bloody violence may threaten his hopes for Russia's resurgence.

What's at stake for his relations with the U.S. and Western Europe?

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