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Were getting here today. theyre welcoming the russian troops who have come in. earlier today we were at a military base where russian troops were very, very visible. theyre there occupying the bases. the people here at least many of the ones we have spoken to welcome their presence. >> as you pointed out, there are ethnic groups in crimea. theres a muslims who have been coming back in recent years after basically being forced out by stallin years ago. today ukraine is accusing russia of sinking ...

Czechoslovakia to save germans there. putin was making the argument about ethnic russians in crimea. of course russia lost then the soviet union lost millions of soldiers fighting the nazi. its not comparison without risks of offending people. can you believe that this is a statement she made not considering the implications, not considering that she would be further out on this than the obama administration? do you think shes calculated enough even in the off the road, quote unquote session kno...

Theres much of evidence base to make that case. if you look at the actual results of the magnitsky act i suppose certain people cant come to the united states. it produced a nasty reaction, counter actions, that simply led to for instance suspension of adoptions of american children. im not arguing this is justified or sensible but when you get to diplomacy like this, two play the game. it usually doesnt lead to a better environment to resolve differences. >> how much more complex now does the d...

With ukraine, the crimean peninsula la and the fact that all ukrainian citizens have to be taken into account here, including those russian speaking citizens. and the fact that at one point crimea did belong to the russians and the russians still feel its their territory. so i dont think youre ever going to hear the u.s. say to russia, okay, its yours. but i think what you are going to have is a return to the status quo perhaps where russian troops return back to their barracks but theres a tacc...

Tweet from samantha power, the u.s. ambassador to the un. she says there are visa restrictions, another thing eastbound ma members of congress and both parties have been pushing the obama administration to do quickly to send a strong signal to vladimir putin. >> as you said, dana, being debated on capitol hill sanctions against individuals and russia. well report more on that throughout the day. well have more on crimea, you crane and all diplomatic fronts around the world. well be right back. i...

Idea of crimea joining until after the referendum march 16th. this the roller coaster ride on wall street continues as informs tor -- as investors put fears behind them. a new high for the s&p 500? >> thats right. its almost five years old and keeps moving here. with all thats happening where you are, investors dont believe russian president vladimir putin would retaliate against u.s. sanctions. they dont believe the damage thats also happened because of intervention in ukraine is something puti...

And the potential for actual fighting on the ground. if you look at the wires, you talk with people as our teams are down there, its highly emotional. when that vote takes place, who knows. even the vote what could happen. >> the ukrainian military say fraction of the size of russias military. russias military deploys on in fronts. if russia moved to eastern ukraine or other areas, if crimea chooses to break away, theres nobody here -- certainly in kiev in the government or on the streets that a...

Use of presence and partnerships like this so its not a direct front to russia. clearly putin doesnt see it this way. he could care less about this. what were interesting in doing now, the right move, to make sure were linking arms with our partners. >> general marks, what do you make of whats happening on the ground now in crimea? the idea of a referendum. it seems to complicate things. if crimea votes to join russia, couldnt the new leadership in crimea argue that ukrainian military bases in c...

The live coverage of defense secretary hagel about the referendum in crimea that will allow the parl tliiament there vote on whether or not the citizenses of crimea want to become a russian federation. what can you tell us about that situation and how much could that complicate this situation? >> well, clearly it will complicate the situation. your reporter on the scene, elise labott, was talking about at the end of the day well probably have a situation that looks like the status quo. that is w...

Last 24 hours announcements and suggestions from crimean officials that ukrainian troops in crimea will be considered occupying troops as opposed to russian troops which will be considered part -- having been invited. theres discussions now of crimea going to the russian ruble. obviously, theres going to be some sort of referendum on crimeans being able to vote. whether or not they want to be part of the russian federation. how much do u.s. officials think that these are organic maneuvers by cri...