New 'Cold War' between US, Russia looming

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump tweeted that "nice, new and 'smart'" missiles would soon be fired toward Syria, arousing concerns that the United States and Russia's tussle in Syria will further escalate.

And, suspecting Russia to be behind the poisoning in the United Kingdom of a former Russian double agent, about 28 Western countries including the UK and the US expelled Russian envoys, with Moscow retaliating in kind. In addition, the US has imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs, 17 senior government officials and 12 companies.

These incidents have added fuel to the fire ignited by the Ukraine crisis and a new "Cold War" can't be ruled out, which will have a huge impact on international relations.