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Meeting. ed: we have been talking about crimea. some of our guests have been saying crimea is critical for the president to not recognize russia's annexation of crimea, so controversial, a legal maneuver by vladimir putin, the guests said they don't think it will be a big part, nothing donald trump can do about something that happened in the obama administration. what is the way forward if there is one? >> hands off crimea. this is critical for the president. if vladimir putin is allowed to steal someone else's country by force of arms, that is not just damaging for ukraine but for the entire ...

Russia on partnering to try to defeat isis? >> i think ambassador haley, at the u.n., any annexations to crimea are not -- until that has been resolved. the president has made it very clear that miss philosophy is not one that i'm going to tell you what i'm going to do, he colds his cards close to his vest. >> -- to deal with sanctions. >> i'm not going to get into the president's negotiation strategy. as he continues to engage with the president of russia around secretary tillerson -- brian, it's your birthday. you got a question. >> going back to, my staff we've got about several dozen e-mai...

Still in his job. >> i'd refer you to the tkep of treasury on that. >> the president tweeted that russia, quote, ran over united states an in particular picked off crimea and added missiles which the president described in his tweet as weak. as has been called for by the house and armed services committee chairman and both party platforms although the republican language was watered down? and if he's not going to, i did ask you this several weeks ago when senator mccain sent a letter asking for this. if the president doesn't want to do it, is that because he would rather focus efforts on partn...

House asking -- do you have any response to that? >> i don't. i'll refer taught department of treasury. >> the other day the president tweeted that for the past eight years during the obama presidency russia, quote, ran over the united states, and in part, picked off crimea and added missiles, which the president described in his tweet as weak. given he seems to be focused on crimea, as far as the tweet is concerned, will the president use the authority and funding granted him in the ntaa to lethal defensive weapons to ukraine, as has been called for by the house and senate armed services comm...

Commissioner is still in his job. would you have any response to that? >> i don't. i would refer you to the department of treasury on that. >> the president tweeted for the past eight years during the obama presidency russia quote ran over the united states and in particular picked off crimea and added missiles which the president described in his tweet as weak. given that he seems to be focused on crimea, at least as far as his tweet is concerned will the president use the authority and funding granted him to send lethal defensive weapons to you caukraine, was i party platforms though the rep...