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>> thanks so much. >> you have some breaking news on the russian front. slat mere putin speaking out moments ago. he denies russia interfered with the russian election. used some pretty salty language. live with the details. >> reporter: yeah, john. this is supposed to be a round table on northern issues. he was asked did russia interfere in u.s. elections? vladimir putin called all of that provocations and outright lies made up for the american political cycle and he said, look, i'm going to say it the way ronald region said it. he said it was made up for political gain in the political cycle...

Under normal circumstances it would be a six column headline in my paper. and a serious person would have brought together the congressional leaders, briefed them on it, brought together the intelligence community and brought forth evidence. the fact he just lobbed it on twitter is shocking. the big picture, chuck, is russia is not our friend. slat mere putin is not our friend. he has some very specific goals. he wants to fracture nae toe and the european union. and he wants to destroy the ability of the united states to lead a western alliance. right now in moscow they must be clinking vodka ...

Putin understands is steadfast strength. peace through strength. remember who said that? >> yeah. i remember also the timing last week when chuck hagel announced the defense cuts of troop levels. i guess that was bad timing, given what's going on this week. >> not good timing. i still believe in america. i still believe we can be steadfast, but i think we've got to understand slat mere putin and what his ambitions are. that's a key element. >> i suspect you're right. all of these steps, the u.s. is now contemplating. and no military operation. no boots on the ground, no air flights. these othe...

Translation, the 2009 law that de krilized same-sex relationships was overturned. and then there's russia where just last week russian president slat mere putin dissolved the state news agency and created a new one headed by this man, a man who is on record saying that the heart of someone gay killed in an accident should be burned or buried because it would be, quote, unsuitable for extending the life of another. marsha guessin, told me during a human rights panel earlier this month, the best thing the u.s. could do was help gay people get out of russia. during that same event, she demanded t...