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Holding vladimir putin and the russian government responsible for not closing that border between russia and eastern ukraine and continuing to allow the free flow of heavy weaponry, according to what the more than fini minister told me yesterday. this is a major ccatastrophe thd have implications in geo strategic meetings right now. >> and also the anniversary. there all carrying on the exact day in july 17, 1996, when twa flight shot down off the coast of long island, killing all on board. we are joined by general ryan.

Means something in these cases? >> yeah. absolutely it is. and you're right to point out that this is not just an issue or a problem locally within europe but it's the rest of the world is watching this. and the united states, i think, technically if you read the agreement, the united states and other countries are not required or duty bound to send troops in or to provide immediate aid but the implication was clear and obvious to everyone who signed that agreement and everyone who would read you want today that the west and the united states in particular has a responsibility to the ukrainian...

Retired brigadier general, kevin ryan. barbara, to you, this is supposed to be an appearance by the secretary of defense outlining the new dod budget but he used the occasion to outline some new steps the u.s. military is taking in the face of what the u.s. cease as russian aggressive steps in ukraine. >> absolutely, wolf. the administration has been so adamant that this is all a diplomatic effort. it still i. f for the first time, we are seeing the u.s. military and the pentagon get involved by supporting the nato allies, specially in eastern europe. the countries that are now very anxiety ri...

In my backyard, that old saying. senators, congressmen, they are all for cutting defense spending unless it's in their district or home state because this is about jobs. it's about veterans in their communities. it's about access to military health care in their cities and towns. nobody in the congress wants to be in favor of cutting that but they all say they want to cut defense spending and hagel is facing a real fight on this front. he knows it. but the point that the u.s. is making is this whole -- that the defense department is making is the whole notion of sequester, those mandatory deep...

Jake? >> very disturbing. christine romans, thank you. in washington, d.c. today defense secretary chuck hagel is taking his proposal to scale down the size of the u.s. military directly to the u.s. congress. and that's where he's going to find some lawmakers who have not only voiced concern about this proposed budget but who have also pledged to protect those affected in their home states and districts. hagel will be joined by the joint chief of staffs martin dempsey. let's bring in barbara starr. she's monitoring the hearing. and kevin ryan. barbara, let me start with you. hagel said that ...