Would make an individual thread for this but don't think the average pard user is interested enough in this topic to sit and watch this for close to two hours so posting it here.
This is a debate between Stephen Cohen an American professor of Russian studies at Princeton University and New York University vs Mcfaul, who was the American Ambassador to Russia between 2012-2014.
They discuss at length the issues pertaining to Russia including the new cold war, Syria, etc. Start at around 23 minute mark if you want to skip the intros.