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Nicknamed the bread basket of the soviet union because its fertile fields. ukraine declared its independence. in 1994, ukraine agreed to give up its nukes in exchange for a promise of security from allied powers. under the budapest memorandum, u.s., u.k. and russia all agreed to respect ukraines sovereignty and its borders. it is that deal that paired with ukraines inability to join nato has brought the country where they are today, with little means to deter russian aggression. so will the dipl...

Joining me now is the former supreme command ally leader. and richard stangle. an msnbc political analyst. welcome to you both. first of all here at nato, how important is it for the u.s. to reassure the alliance to be part of nato. did tillerson do that job today? >> it is critical. our strongest pool of partners in the world, andrea, bar none are nato al llies. i characterize it has better than nothing. nato had a shift the dates of the meeting. he parachuted in, he is leaving almost immediate...