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Incoming administration? >> i dont think thats really a subject of the g-20, but i can say that secretary of state pompeo, who will be attending the g-20 and, therefore, will not be accompanying vice president pence to the inauguration on saturday the 1st, secretary pompeo will fly overnight from argentina to mexico and will meet with the new foreign minister of mexico on sunday the 2nd, and theyll have a full conversation about all the issues in connection with the border. >> reporter: what do ...

Russia meddling in american elections, the americans cant even keep a secret, cant even keep control of what the two presidents talk about privately. but more broadly, the trump administration has, and the president, himself, has said that he would like to try and find a way forward on some of these arms control issues. i mean, these are important issues. if the new start treaty is not extended when it runs oug out i 20, it would be the first time since 1972 i think that washington and moscow do...

You obtained from russian officials? >> well, the white house doesnt confirm or deny its existence. the russians were asked today about it and they were somewhat critical of a spokesperson said, you know, youre talking about russia meddling in american elections, the americans cant even keep a secret, cant even keep control of what the two presidents talk about privately. but more broadly, the trump administration has, and the president, himself, has said that he would like to try and find a way...

Ambassador richardson, the president had what by even republican accounts was a disastrous summit in helsinki with vladimir putin. what is the good reason to have another meeting now, whether its here in the u.s. or moscow? >> i would hold off on the summits between the president and president putin. theyve just caused problems, misperceptions. he said this, this happened, secret meetings. what i would do is old-fashioned diplomacy. task your secretary of state to meet with foreign minister lavr...

Offensive but angry and sharp. you have to remember this hearing was supposed to be the moment at which congress learned what had happened in helsinki. all of their questions were focused on what they thought the hearing was all about, to get a report from the secretary of state. when we look carefully, what we see is that the impressions that president trump left in his press conference a week ago monday in helsinki about lots of progress with the russians on arms control issues, discussion of ...

American government. >> he engages with local leading americans, business, local government, as well as with ordinary folks. just lay people, students. just literally in his personal portfolio, this is a guy who knows how to do the main job of russias ambassador in washington which the understand what americans are thinking and where theyre coming from. >> reporter: the russian embassy said he was born in 1950 in moscow. he played a key role in arms control issues. hes been an employee of the fo...

Washington correspondent for "the new york times," david sanger. hes youauthor of "confront and conceal." it is now out in paperback. saved, tell us what you think the leverage relative -- relative leverage right now of mr. putin and mr. obama is? on one hand has putin gained some leverage in these other issues, these other geopolitical issues by hanging on to snowden or does the u.s. have any leverage at all they could use against him? >> the u.s. hasnt had much leverage so far, and you made th...

Threat. wait a minute. this is a guy who had espoused jihadi beliefs. he visited web sites that talked about how to build bombs, inspire magazine. he went to the hotbed place in the world for terrorists and yet, somehow hes a low level threat? what do you have to do to get some attention from the united states intelligence services? so i am not buying it. i think that it was a real failure of connecting the dots. one agency not talking to another agency. one agency saying, well, the russians gav...

Differences. putin is going through a very difficult period. i think hes trying to cement his legacy. the true putin is coming out. the harsh anti-human rights, you know, were a major power, dont push us around. its a very dangerous phase. i think the president has been trying to be diplomatic with him. trying to set this reset relationship. but what needs to happen, chuck, is maybe not this time, obviously, because of snowden. i agree what the administration did with snowden. he has to rebuild ...

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