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Calls with the kremlin. they hadnt met face-to-face until today. it was not formal but once again one that appeared serious in tone and with a firm message from president obama. it was the first face-to-face meeting between presidents obama and putin since the start of the ukraine crisis. coming at d-day ceremonies commemorating a time when the u.s. and russia were allies. speaking for 15 minutes at a lunch for heads of state, president obama demanded that russia recognize the new ukrainian pres...

Between them and terrorists really and theyre wreaking a campaign of violence across the east. and theyre very well armed. another case today of a ukrainian military plane shot down its believed by a shoulder-fired missile. there have been helicopters shot down. that is a very messy mix. the question now is does russia have the commitment to pull them back? but also the wherewithal. because once these guys have been unleashed, its difficult to bring them back and thats a real challenge. >> i was...

Talking, obama and putin were seated just six feet apart, though separated by two queens and the french president and it seems the weight of their disagreements. when the official television broadcast put the two leaders side-by-side, albeit on a split screen, the crowd cheered, though mr. putin looked less than thrilled. aside from his talk with mr. obama, he met with britain, france, germany, and the newly elected president of ukraine. susan rice told jim acosta that it was a consistent warnin...

>> this was democracys beach. and our victory in that war decided not just a century but shaped the security and wellbeing of all posterity. >> reporter: tieing the struggle for freedom from one generation to the sacrifices of another. >> this generation, this 9/11 generation of service members, they, too, felt something. they answered some call. they said, i will go. >> reporter: during world war ii, america and the soviet union were allies, but on this day the u.s. and russian leaders went toe...

Times" called it two divorced parents at a childs graduation, but, you know, they do have -- they do need to communicate at least somewhat, especially since putin is communicating with all these european leaders. >> what was your read? >> you know, its a step between a complete snub and a formal bilateral. so, particularly when you have events like this, as you saw in our piece, they were six feet its difficult to not run into each other. its the way they started the dialogue, for instance, with...

West, testing what would happen when he annexed crimea? now hes testing the government. will it do it at the cost of angering the russians? i dont think theres a master plan here. he pushes and he pushes and he waits to see what the response is. >> will putin respond to intensified u.s. and european sanctions? >> if there are energy sanctions, he will as sure as hell respond because 70% of the russians government revenue comes from oil, natural gas, minerals, things like that. we have been very ...

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Sense of what is going to happen. what happens next? >> the big question is whether we -- we are seeing there are russian forces conducting military exercises just across the border of ukraine. the big question is, is this -- is there something more? will putin were dont to grab ukraine? it was a pretty low-hanging fruit. not to be glib about it. it was easy for him to take. will he be satisfied with that and made his point? will he have gotten his port protected, his naval base? or does he want...

Is a mace statement of fact. the fact is the crimean in general lean far more towards russia than they do right now to the west. >> its a little bit of an old-fashioned thinking if i quickly point out. even in crimea, only 60% of the population is russian. 15% are muslims. i dont think theyre looking at the prospect of russian domination with any great joy. >> no. but 60% of the people are. >> final word to professor legvald an enthis question, really, a crucial one. will putin back down? >> i t...

>> no. but 60% of the people are. >> final word to professor legvald an enthis question, really, a crucial one. will putin back down? >> i think hes not going to back down from the position hes currently established. the real question is whats his game? whats he up to? not a bandit thats seized an opportunity in order to grab a piece of another country. at a minimum, i think hes trying to create the strongest possible hand he has to influence the future course of ukraine. i think he knows that t...