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Administration i had hoped we would have responded to russias blatant violations of its commitments to cease efforts to destabilize ukraine with more than a slap on the wrist. pretty harsh words there. the president says the reason he hasnt moved forward on these tougher sanctions is that he wants to move forward only with european allies on board. so far they havent gone for those tougher sanctions but he has a chance later this week on friday. angela merkel, the german chancellor, will be at t...

Frankly. and it does hurt his credibility. i think its one of the reasons youve had tough reactions from europe, for example. >> how does this end? you say russia seems to want an unstable ukraine. it would be difficult, i think, for the west to totally stabilize it given how close it is to russia, how deeply penetrated ukraine already is, whether its ukranian intelligence service penetrated by russians, ukrainian arm, eastern ukraine. where does this go? >> i think that where it goes in the sho...

And mr. prime minister, have you made any commitments to the united states government about your efforts in the future to address the issue of political reform here in malaysia? thank you. >> first of all, major, i think its important to note that theres not a meeting i have around the world where issues of freedom of the press, human rights, civil liberties arent prominent on the agenda. and that includes my meeting with prime minister najid. when you say these issues are up for grabs in malays...

And it does hurt his credibility. >> how does this end? you say russia seems to want an unstable ukraine. it would be difficult, i think, for the west to totally stabilize it given how close it is to russia, how deeply penetrated ukraine already is, whether its ukranian intelligence service, ukranian army, eastern ukraine. where does this go? >> i think that where it goes in the short meeting terms are here. i do think our effort should be support for the ukraine government going forward here po...

At the same time we have global responsibilities. the president was advancing this agenda in asia, at the same time as you said woo we have sue crane. russia a week ago signed on to roadmap to deescalate the crisis in ukraine. it hasnt lived up to the commitments it made. so the president in asia convened by phone all of the senior european leaders and got them to agree to a very strong statement for the g-7 and this week additional sanctions put the pressure on russia. >> so there will be -- i ...

What we aim to do. >> are our actions in poland proper? >> i think they are. i think the people in poland and a lot of our eastern european allies wonder about our resolve and whether we would abide by our commitments under alliance agreements. so i think the military exercise is involving poland and baltic states, an important signal. late in this process, but important. it doesnt directly say what we aim to do in ukraine and how. but it may be sending a signal of were not going to allow the li...

Independent search institutions find the plane. that is what we want. financial help is required, but not the first. >> sarah bajc, i know you are looking for answers from boeing. boeing shareholders are meeting this week. what is it you are requesting of the american airplane manufacturer? >> well, all of the family members, both in china and malaysia and other countries are contributing to a new set of questions, we dont mean that to become a running joke. we dont have a lot of mechanism to co...

Signatories to within the osce. you know, i think the geneva plan was not meant to be a long-term plan. it was meant to be a short-term plan. it assigned a specific role to the monitoring mission. there are 120-some people on the ground including in eastern ukraine. it assigned a specific role to the osce monitoring mission in helping to facilitate the handing over of these illegally occupied buildings. disarming of the illegally armed groups. and the monitoring mission is on the ground in easte...

But jerry umanoss widow insisted the afghans who badly need help should not be abandoned. thursdays attack comes as american troops are drawing down and the administration is trying to decide how many to leave behind. afghans are grieving, as well, wondering what drove one of their own to do this. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> such a tragic story. a man trying to do so much good in a country that really does need all of that help. by the way, his wife also said he was fascinated with ...

Buildings. and from our conversations with the experts weve had on this show, he wants to pursue this strategy as long as possible before he has a formal military presence in eastern ukraine. >> i think its less and less gray. its sort of like what the united states might have done in the 60s or 70s. you send in troops undercover, theya agag agitate, create in-stability. one of the real tragedies of this is no matter what were doing in the west, the likelihood is that over time, putin knows that...