The events of the past year have reduced Russia–US relations to one of the lowest levels in history. And with geopolitical tensions running high, some have argued that the two sides have entered a new Cold War. How can escalations be avoided, and is there a way out of the vicious cycle of this relationship? Oksana is joined by Robert Legvold, professor emeritus of Post-Soviet Studies at Columbia University, to expand on these issues.<br /><br />Watch full episode: http://youtu.be/IOnT5-O8IuY<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.