Is Putin just plain bored after the Olympics?

Division of Europe during the Cold War. Blue = US led NATO, Red = USSR led Warsaw pact. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What does he really want in Ukraine?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116833/putin-doesnt-know-what-he-wants-ukraine

To recover the Crimea?
To revive the Cold War?
To show that Russia can do more than win medals?

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