So will the 43rd Munich Security Conference be remembered as the start of a new Cold War?
That is probably the single most important question to emerge from this long weekend of speeches and private chats among the world's most powerful.
Certainly Russian President Vladimir Putin's strident speech stands out from the crowd.
In it, to recap, he strongly criticised the US and its European allies, with his harshest criticism reserved for Washington.
The US had, he said, overstepped its borders in every way, seeking to impose its will on the world. US deflates Putin 'unipolar' speech by Rob Watson
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The WaPo put this latest from Putin's on the front page of the Sunday edition. Of course, the WaPo takes every opportunity to find a way to criticize the United States.
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