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Over the last week very dramatically. ukraine does need the interim government, does need to reach out to people all over the country, including crimea where there is a a majority of ethnic russians, needs to reassure them. christianne, thanks very much. lets get some more perspective from the united states dwoor to russia who helped negotiate that territorial so republican agreement involving ukraine back in 19 # 94. you tweeted that russia is violating its commitments in this situation, what d...

Policy the s the iran negotiations. iran has right now lived up to every one of its commitments in terms of not installing more centrifuges, not reactivating the construction, not enriching beyond a certain level, so so far so good, but the next part is really the hard tip. and are you prepared to accept a deal that lets them continue enriching beyond a certain level and reinstall those advanced centrifuges and continue instruction and keep their missiles? >> let me just say im obviously not goi...

Period, with israel is ironclad. its not going to be changed. and we will meet our obligations and our commitments to israel with respect to its security, even as we try to nudge this process forward to end what has been too many years of conflict. and the other side of the coin, andrea, is theres this enormous set of possibilities for the economy, for what relationships could be established through the recognition that would come with peace from 57 muslim countries, 22 arab countries, 35 muslim...

For what we should call a more isolationist u.s. policy around the -- a retreat from commitments, traditional u.s. responsibilities around the world, bringing the troops home, not get involved. are you concerned about that? >> ive always been concerned about that. every time we have tried to do that -- and those are political questions and ill let the politicians handle it. what were responsible for as senior military is to give clear military advice of what that means. and i think the idea of a...

In most places it will just be enough to mess up your commute and make the dirty snow look clean again. next number, 30, thats the number of days since iran agreer nuclear activity. today, iran and the six world powers have begun talks to build on that step and secure a long-term agreement. wendy sherman said monday right now things are on track. >> so far, everyone of both iran and all of the rest of us who provided some very limited targets sanctions relief have kept their commitments. >> well...

We get with these negotiations on a comprehensive agreement which begin tomorrow with iran. as you noted, we had a very good first step in the joint plan of action where iran made very serious commitments to stop the advance of their nuclear program and, in fact, rolled it back in some regards and for that they got very limited and targeted sanctions relief from the united states, the european union. everybody is needing their commitments and tomorrow were going to build on that first step becau...

Hillary clinton is under the microscope, this time, its not about her politics but how old see is. she turns 67 this year and shell be 69 just before the 2016 presidential election if she runs. national journal columnist charlie cook went there, saying if she wins a first term, finishing that term at age 73, and then assuming she runs for re-election, serving four years, how many 67-year-olds make nine-year commitments and what concerns have to be addressed if they do? similar questions were rai...

Chemical weapons, were united on what needs to happen next there. syria must meet its commitments and russia has a responsibility to ensure that syria complies. as talks continue in geneva, well continue to strent -- strengthen the moderation. this week were working with our security council partners to call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians and ensure humanitarian aid workers that have impeded access to syrians in need and well continue to work with france and others to bolster ...

Compatible with our partnerships and our friendships and our alliances was -- were countries like france that have been long-time allies of ours, and some of our closest partners. its not actually correct to say that we have a quote, unquote, no spy agreement with great britain. thats not actually what happens. while we dont have -- theres no country where we have a no spy agreement. you know, we have, like every other country, you know, an intelligence capability. and then we have a range of pa...

Years ago, ten years ago, 20 years ago. and thats good for france. good for the united states, good for the world because we share certain values and certain commitments. and are willing to act on behalf of those commitments and values. with respect to the nsa, obviously i expressed my strong commitment to making sure that our rules and how we approach intelligence and surveillance, not just here -- not just with respect to any particular country but worldwide, that we do it in a way that takes ...