in the context of receding East-West tensions(Indeed, the collapse came precisely in the context of receding East-West tensions, when the Cold War had essentially ended and Soviet citizens were no longer mobilized by fear of foreign aggression–a fact perhaps not lost on the current Russian leadership. -– The American Interest (2016) Игор)
things got tense(The two them started chatting in a language Lorna did not understand, staying up to watch TV after she had gone to bed and regularly went to gym with each other. But they ended up 'finding excuses to touch and brush against each other' and things got tense in the house.dailymail.co.ukART Vancouver)
whipping up tensions(Russia forcefully denied at a United Nations Security Council meeting Monday that it aims to invade Ukraine, accusing the United States of whipping up tensions to foment war.nbcnews.com4uzhoj)
whipping up tensions(Russia forcefully denied at a United Nations Security Council meeting Monday that it aims to invade Ukraine, accusing the United States of whipping up tensions to foment war.nbcnews.com4uzhoj)
