Spain's Cesc Fabregas kisses his girlfriend Daniella Semaan after Spain won the Euro 2012 soccer championship final between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
One analyst suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin's shifting mood is connected to the realization that war with neighboring Ukraine would have "extremely unpredictable consequences" at home and in the international arena.
(Associated Press)