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>> it makes things even harder, does it not? i mean what happens now. we know it's ginned up, but it gives putin more sway. >> first of all, it's important to say what's happening now. i predicted once ukraine went the direction it did, that vladimir putin would not let it go. that means take crimea. couple of things going on now. one, the russians just took a place where the gas supply comes into crimea. gas and water have to come from outside crimea. second of all, there's 4,000 ukraine soldiers, military people, in bases throughout crimea that are still surrounded by russian troops. there i...

Things you've said lead me to believe that you do agree that crimea is gone and that now it is about protecting the rest of eastern ukraine. >> candy, i hate to say that, because obviously it has an effect on those brave people in ukraine, including those 4,000 that are in bases in crimea. what i would like to see is a long-term commitment to the freedom and democracy and the assistance we can provide ukraine, including, over time, regaining crimea. that would be one of our goals. it is an integral part of that country. >> but it is not a short-term goal at the moment. >> i'd love to tell you ...