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About the ukrainians and who started what are absolutely lies. and so he did have a moment. the question is, is he more concerned about his internal popularity, or does he understand that he has really completely missed the boat in terms of taking this moment to do exactly what zbigniew suggested. i think the president and the leaders have to keep calling him on this. he is responsible for this. he is the one that has to get some kind of control over the rebels and, in fact, admit that what he's done in the area is the cause of it and not the west or the cia or poroshenko. >> so dr. brzezinski...

Way that she tried to explain it to people that started to draw a lot of the criticism. also, this is politics. this is how politicians are covered. at this point on the democratic side, she is the clear front-runner. on the republican side, it's a wider field. as that field starts to narrow, i think you're going to see similar intense coverage of those candidates. >> well handled, julie. still ahead on "morning joe," a full lineup of foreign policy experts. former secretary of state madeline albright will weigh in on the crises abroad for the first time here. and dad will join us. and senat...

With what he said and the way he said it. what you just broadcast a few seconds ago was really an impressive performance, and that is leadership because that unifies support. and i imagine he's saying the same thing to his colleagues in europe. i think we have to follow up our current sanctions even with further steps. but i think more important right now is european actions. they have to line up because that's essential. i think there was a moment right after the discovery of this crime that there was some hesitation, some almost panic in putin's own eyes. and what would have been terrific if...

President obama. we're waiting on merkel, but some leaders in sweden as well as the netherlands. there is a growing ground swell of condemnation for putin. but then what? >> well, the actions even going into crimea seem to -- that really shouldn't stand. the leaders that i talked to just had the speaker of the swedish parliament in my office and saying that most europeans don't think that should stand. it takes something, though, an episode, whatever it is, so outrageous that you can't defend your actions unless you are out there against it. >> this would be it. >> this would be it. now, the d...

Time after kind of giving this investigation a few days. but it seems like europe and everybody is being so careful with what is obvious. what are the ramifications of condemning russia strongly? >> look, the human tragedy needs to be addressed, but remember putin was not confronted really effectively for going into crimea. and he's got a huge approval rating. accounts that suggest that putin feels pressure, putin's backing down, i just don't see it. someone must stand up to him. someone must lead the world to get europe to understand that they're going to have to suffer economically and stand...