Vladimir Putin warns U.S. in speech: 'The Cold War is over. But it did not end with peace.'

Vladimir Putin warns U.S. in speech: 'The Cold War is over. But it did not end with peace.'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin used a Friday speech to promise that international forces would not topple Moscow from its place of power.

"The bear is the master of the taiga," Putin said in the speech, reported by the Los Angeles Times. "It is not going to move to another climate. It's not going to give up its taiga to anyone."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.