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Situation. so, i do think this is something that united states has had to deal with over the years, as well as other western democracies, and it is something i think its going to be continued to be a feature in the global landscape, as long as these authoritarian systems are going to try to use this type of leverage against us. >> i am reminded, when they talk about paul whelan at a spy, iran does the same kind of thing. they arrest sometimes journalists and business people with the allegation t...

Officials, the embassies limited ability to assist u.s. citizens, and arbitrary enforcement of local law, including interrogation without cause. russia, like its close ally, north korea, it does have a history of arresting and sentencing american citizens on what u.s. officials and experts say are bogus or inflated charges, potentially to use as leverage. importantly, russia did not allow u.s. officials consulate visits with griner until several weeks later, the first one was on march 23rd. her ...

To apply to their field, and they get more yield per acre out of the field. that product is still largely free. when we sold that product to monsanto, we sold it for when we had about ten million acres of usage. within a year, that product was installed on over 100 million acres, and today, its used on over 180 million acres globally. so, each one of those farmers is getting more yield per acre — which means less carbon, less water, less cost, and more yield per acre, which means the price of ...

>> as you know, there has been criticism from both republicans and democrats about the prisoner exchange. house minority leader mccarthy called it a sign of weakness, his words, adding that it could endanger other americans abroad. senator chris coons, a biden ally cautioned that these kind of exchanges can set a bad precedent. i just want to play what coons said. >> it was clear over many months that putin was only going to release brittney griner in exchange for this person. and thats the risk...

>> it was clear over many months that putin was only going to release britney griner in exchange for this person. and that is the risk, is that the more we engage in such exchanges, the more americans are at risk of being scooped up and held as leverage to try and secure the release of folks who we would rather not have to release. >> what do you say to that criticism? >> we are mindful of that, mr.. of course, thats where you taken steps in this administration to put sanctions and visa restrict...

Is that it was the last -- within the last several weeks we realized that russia was willing to do a -- to secure, to negotiate for brittneys release. but they were not willing to do that for paul. they were not negotiating in good faith, and they had categorized paul very differently. they have falsely, illegitimately charged him with -- you know, with charges that we believe were false. and so because of that they were not willing to negotiate for him at this time. but, again, were still in co...

To monsanto, we sold it for when we had about ten million acres of usage. within a year, that product was installed on over 100 million acres, and today, its used on over 180 million acres globally. so, each one of those farmers is getting more yield per acre — which means less carbon, less water, less cost, and more yield per acre, which means the price of food comes down. and thats the benefit of technology in agriculture. it ends up, if you can actually get technology — and the general de...

More than they want viktor bout back. the russians are gonna say no. if you go to a mercedes dealership and say i want to new marseilles for 20 grand, theyre gonna say no. we were the weaker party here. we wanted american citizen home, an american citizen who committed, at best, at most, a minor misdemeanor. against a pond scum arms dealer. we did have an option here, alison, i think the answer is, bring her home, i realize people one other american citizens home, it but if you can get one home,...

Protect these rights. >> the democrats in the house are heading into the minority next year. republicans margin will be slim. what are the dems trying to do? what can they hope to accomplish as they shift into obviously the position with less power? >> i spoke with several members, and they know where their stance is. they might not have as much leverage as they once had in the last term. they are still optimistic they can get things done when it comes to immigration, when it comes to national s...

Bout, who is someone the russians want so badly? >> we are active discussions in trying to get paul home. i think you can understand im not going to negotiate in public. were looking at our options, were going to keep looking at our options and when we can get him back, were going to do that. >> putin clearly is using his leverage here. what are your concerns on how that translates in ukraine? >> this negotiation was done separate and distinct from the ukraine issue. this is part and parcel of o...