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Isis? >> i think ambassador haley noted at the u.n. that any attempt to under mind sanctions that currently is pwaouz of the annexation of crimea will remain in place until that issue is resolved. the president, when it comes to his overall negotiating strategy has made it clear that his philosophy is not there. >> why would sending weapons to crimea have anything to do with sanctions? >> i'm not going to get into the president's negotiating strategy. secretary tillerson. it's your birthday, you get a question. >> we have about several dozen e-mails. we talked to congress men saying if you're ...

>>. [ inaudible question ] asking about why irs 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...

It, is that because he would rather focus his efforts with 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. >> ...

Never changed course. everyone acted professionally. 's the "uss ross" went on its way, 25 miles off crimea. a fascinating what life is like when washington and moscow when the two militaries come across each other. wolf? >> the russians say, barbara, as you know, that the destroyer, the "uss ross" they say the crew acted provocatively, headed straight they say, to russian waters. the bottom line question of concern, are pentagon officials about this clearly escalating and deteriorating relationship between the u.s. and russia? >> reporter: right. i mean that's really the underlining point to ...

Seat. a russian sacoy fighter jet, flying past the navy destroyer in the black sea. 25 mimes off crimea but in international waters and this jet comes by. now, why did all of this happen? you know the navy is poking a little bit at moscow now saying that the wings of the jet was, in the pentagon's word naked. what do they mean? the plane was not armed. this was not a military confrontation. this is more of a political confrontation, if you will. there were no missiles under the wings. no weapons onboard the airplane. the navy ship saw this coming at a distance, and filmed it. the pentagon deci...