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Whose relationship with russian president putin has been rocky since july's helsinki summit. >> putin feels incredibly emboldened. he feels it's time to press his advantage. he put his forces in ukraine, he's taken over crimea. he's now gaining ground in syria. this is russia's time in his view. >> u.s. defense officials are taking no chances on whether the russian system works or it does not. they say they are proceeding with a u.s. program to try and match and over-match whatever the russians may be up to. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> america's oldest world war ii veteran has died. r...