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Heavyweight Boxing...Why?

>> the presidents did meet. that hasnt happened for a long time. the russian side was very eager to read that meeting out as a positive meeting. their spin about the meeting was much more positive and forward leaning than the american side. and, you know, there may be possibilities to cooperate, at a minimum to make sure that we dont crosshairs with each other. and that we dont somehow get into some kind of conflict inadvertently with each other. >> adrian and ambassador mcfaul, thank you for jo...

Opposition for a political transition. so far, putin has not been willing to engage in that kind of deal making. >> lets listen to what putin said on "60 minutes" last night about russian troops in syria. >> translator: russia will not participate in any troop operations in the territory of syria or in any other states. well, at least we dont plan on it right now. but we are considering intensifying our work with both president assad. and with our partners in other countries. >> adrian, you chuc...

Way to reading what happens six months down the line now with russ russia involvement in syria? >> the presidents did meet. that hasnt happened for a long time. the russian side was very eager to read that meeting out as a positive meeting. their spin about the meeting was much more positive and forward leaning than the american side. and, you know, there may be possibilities to cooperate, at a minimum to make sure that we dont crosshairs with each other. and that we dont somehow get into some k...

I think he still has the old images are still haunting him inside his mind. >> ambassador, who got the better of that argument on that stage in front of that audience in that room? >> you know, president obama and president putin were actually speaking to two different audiences. putin doesnt care what you or i or adrian thinks of his speech. hes speaking to the rest of the world. hes trying to create this narrative about how the united states expanded nato and caused all of this turmoil when, o...

>> i dont think president putin knows what hes going to do in syria. lets be clear. weve been there for a long time. weve been bombing targets with 50 or 60 other countries with very limited results. i think that incremental addition of whatever air power or military power will come from russia will not have an effect. but what i do think the russians need to think very seriously about ask now they become a target in this civil war not only from isis but from other 8 elements. when they begin to...

Cooperate with the syrian government and armed forces while fighting terrorism face to face. we should finally acknowledge that no one but president assads armed forces and militia are truly fighting the islamic state and terrorist organizations in syria. >> joining us now adrian, senior fellow for the atlantic counsel and russian expert and msnbc contributor. a adrian, on the ukraine, theres putin saying why do they have to expand nato? why do they have this expansion force, and saying the sovi...

That no one but president assads armed forces and militia are truly fighting the islamic state and terrorist organizations in syria. >> joining us now adrian, senior fellow for the atlantic counsel and russian expert and msnbc contributor. adrian, on the ukraine, theres putin saying why do they have to expand nato? why do they have this expansion force, and saying the soviet union had collapsed. is that a difficult thing for him to say publicly, the soviet union has collapsed? >> it is a difficu...