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Isis? >> i think ambassador haley noted at the u.n. that any attempt to under mind sanctions that currently is pwaouz of the annexation of crimea will remain in place until that issue is resolved. the president, when it comes to his overall negotiating strategy has made it clear that his philosophy is not there. >> why would sending weapons to crimea have anything to do with sanctions? >> im not going to get into the presidents negotiating strategy. secretary tillerson. its your birthday, you ge...

>>. [ inaudible question ] asking about why irs commissioner is still in his job. would you have any response to that? >> i dont. i would refer you to the department of treasury on that. >> the president tweeted for the past eight years during the obama presidency russia quote ran over the united states and in particular picked off crimea and added missiles which the president described in his tweet as weak. given that he seems to be focused on crimea, at least as far as his tweet is concerned w...

It, is that because he would rather focus his efforts with russia on partnering to try to defeat isis? >> i think ambassador haley, at the u.n., any annexations to crimea are not -- until that has been resolved. the president has made it very clear that miss philosophy is not one that im going to tell you what im going to do, he colds his cards close to his vest. >> -- to deal with sanctions. >> im not going to get into the presidents negotiation strategy. as he continues to engage with the pres...

Never changed course. everyone acted professionally. s the "uss ross" went on its way, 25 miles off crimea. a fascinating what life is like when washington and moscow when the two militaries come across each other. wolf? >> the russians say, barbara, as you know, that the destroyer, the "uss ross" they say the crew acted provocatively, headed straight they say, to russian waters. the bottom line question of concern, are pentagon officials about this clearly escalating and deteriorating relations...

Seat. a russian sacoy fighter jet, flying past the navy destroyer in the black sea. 25 mimes off crimea but in international waters and this jet comes by. now, why did all of this happen? you know the navy is poking a little bit at moscow now saying that the wings of the jet was, in the pentagons word naked. what do they mean? the plane was not armed. this was not a military confrontation. this is more of a political confrontation, if you will. there were no missiles under the wings. no weapons ...

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Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a royal navy destroyer sailing in the black sea near crimea this afternoon. the russian defence ministry said that hms defender had violated its territorial waters. but the ministry of defence has flatly denied that claim, saying the russians were carrying out exercises. the mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing in an internationally reco...

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And stronger. picked off crimea and added missiles. weak." >> no evidence to back up the assertion on saturday that president obama had ordered wiretapping of trump tower. >> bret: john roberts live on the north lawn. thank you. is more debate than usual tonight over the confirmation of the man who would be second in command at the justice department. thats because he could be the decision-maker on any investigation into president trump, his campaign, and alleged ties to russia. here is chief co...