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Deal with the kremlin. to that extent, they succeeded in achieving that. they are front and center at the diplomatic discussion about the future of syria. alison. >> how concerned is the obama administration seem as we watch vladimir putin take a bigger role on the international stage? >> reporter: i think they must be quite concerned. they have been called on the back foot. vladimir putin and the kremlin moved quickly to fill the void left by the inaction by the rest of the international community. they are bolstering syria strongly. it gives them enormous leverage. secretary of state john ke...

City there, what happens? what happens there especially when you look at the situation in palmyra and that could affect the iraqi forces to gain ramadi. >> both of these cities isis now has a convenient launch pad or staging platform in syria and iraq through which they can attack the capitals of both those countries. you had in the previous seg isn't spider marks saying baghdad is pretty well fortified. i don't think baghdad will fall. baghdad doesn't have to fall. isis is within 70 miles striking distance now that they have ramadi. they've begun to do, in fact, you've seen an uptick in the o...

Also a fear that the momentum has switched. the propaganda value will not be lost for isis. many fear what may happen in the weeks ahead in ramadi and to the north in baghdad as well. >> what did isis do? look at kobani and tyikrit. what was the driving force to take this particular city? >> reporter: it may well be the narrative of isis on the backfoot was a little too pervasive and within the iraqi government. the victory the iraqi government had in tikrit. the violence has been unrelenting and the refugees away from it. this was pretty well telegraphed as a failure. many have been surprised...

>> of course the main area of concern here is that this would be a major blow, atika, for the iraqi government, for the u.s.-led coalition. this would be the first major iraqi city. it is the provincial capital of anbar that would basically fall into isis for the first time since the coalition air strikes began since this battle against isis intensified last summer, and the one line that we have been hearing over and over from weather from u.s. officials or from the iraqi government is that isis is on the backfoot, they're not gaining major ground in the country, but this would be a major blow...

Cannot be trusted to abide by the framework of this deal to be truth worth owe the inspections. you've spent time on the ground with those inspectors in iraq doing similar missions. is he right? well what he is lobbying for right now is if he can't stop this deal he is calling for tough measures within it to verify that it's actually that the iranians are honoring it. now, in iraq the inspectors there were able to inspect because saddam hussein had lost after the invasion of kuwait. so that was a deal made with him on the back foot. it was a terms of surrender. those inspectors can operate fro...