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Is the reset button when you need it? you know, this administrations policy towards russia has been a failure. i think what the president could have done is come out earlier as you mentioned in your lead-in, too little, too late. there is some value in strategic ambiguity, youre trying to involve yourself in further diplomacy, this should have been done a long time ago. and unfortunately this administration, like so many other issues is behind the power curve. >> all right, we want to play a lit...

Able to control the middle east, their interest, from that position as well, no? >> i would -- i think it goes too far to say that their fleet in the black sea controls the middle east. it does give them greater leverage in the middle east. i think thats right. but this is mostly about trying to maintain as much as they can of the old ussr, that putin as we just heard, feels was a terrific loss for the soviet -- to lose the soviet union, and hes trying to collect what he can. were back in effect...

Putin does not have a great deal of respect for president obama. they do not -- they have a very chilly relationship. putin has made it clear many times he wants to restore the role of russia, which means the near abroad, the countries that i just mentioned, including maldova and the ukraine and the ukraine is the crown jewel of that. so when putin sees the president of the united states say were going to act if they cross a red line and we dont and when he sees the president of the united state...

Of awkward moments in history over the last couple of years, president obama toasting the queen when he wasnt supposed to, awkward. >> thats awkward. >> and hillary clinton pressing the reset button but really saying were going to charge you more because she didnt interpret russian the proper way. >> right. >> but they didnt -- >> how about the queen of england -- >> how about when president bush turned in china to go out that door and it was locked. that was a good awkward moment, but the "new ...

Incredible naive about putin. the reset button, tell vladimir ill be more flexible when im re-elected. its, as i said at the beginning of the conversation, who we are dealing with. he views it as a semicold war in that he wants the russian empire restored and that means the near abroad of which the crown jewel is the ukraine. when you look at a map, you can certainly understand that and he certainly doesnt want to give up the naval base because that would be in danger. the next move he may make ...

The president said this had nothing to do with cold war. the situation in ukraine. in the eyes of vladimir putin it does. he wants to restore the russian empire. putin said the worst thing that happened in the 20th century was the fall of the soviet union. and he continues to want to push that reset button and not realize what kind of people we are dealing with. >> senator john mccain believes president obama lacks the world experience to deal with the situation in ukraine. mccain subpoespects t...

The president said that this had nothing to do with the cold war. the issue, the situation in ukraine. in the eyes of vladimir putin, it does. he wants to restore the russian empire. remember putins the guy who said the worst thing that happened in the 20th century was the fall of the soviet union. and he continues to want to push that reset button and not realize what kind of people we are dealing with. >> senator john mccain believes president barack obama lacks the world experience to deal wi...

>> the same time, rice rejected the idea that recent events in ukraine and elsewhere have pushed the u.s. and russia back into a cold war style mentality. >> thats a pretty dated perspective that doesnt reflect where the people of ukraine are kwoming from. this is not about the u.s. and russia. this is about whether the people of ukraine have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations and be a democratic and be part of europe, which they choose to be. its not necessary, nor is it our interests...

In that statement russia is not in the category of al unser, al and that is not a surprise. but the reset button, it hadnt work out. >> like the staples easy button. you keep hitting it. i want to press on in syria putin have the dialogue with the leaders there. >> pentagon officials said for a week they are roaching out to the ukranian military leaders and defense leaders and they were not responding. they were concerned that the ukranian military might crack down on the protestors more. thankf...

This is fox news alert. a peace deal reached in ukraine. on the record monitoring these violent images all week of deadly clashes killing nearly 100 people just this week. antigovernment opposition finally agreeing to peace. and it is opening the way for an early election in ukraine. plus russian president putin swoopinging in and taking much of the credit. meanwhile the united states remains pretty much invisible. is president obama making the u.s. pretty much irrelevant around the world. rick,...