Play of the Day: Cold War Déjà Vu

Putin brings the Cold War back in Ukraine.

March 3, 2014

By Reena Flores

National Journal

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Vladimir Putin sends thousands of Russian troops to invade Crimea as the Ukraine conflict escalates. It's not so much a declaration of war as it is, according to Jimmy Fallon's likely explanation, the Russian President's attempt at a #ThrowbackThursday.

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