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Being with us. i have to ask you about what it is that has made vladimir putin, sort of backed him into this corner of nuclear warfare. is it the unity or the sanctions, something has put him over the top? >> it's the fact that as far back as 2014, putin was getting away with everything. he rolled into crimea, annexed it and got kicked out of the g 8 club that turned into the g 7. minimal sanctions at that time. he's supported with barrel bombs, some of the most horrific weapons. the war in syria creating a refugee crisis that overwhelmed europe at the time. all of that can be placed at the fe...

The russian people should know and it's really important we get messages in to tell people that what is explaining what he calls an isolated military incident is actually a war against the sovereign people and i want to respond because in the midst of all the suffering, hearts broken. courage has been unbreakable, unity indestructible and we've got to send a message we're doing everything in our power to give them support. >> national security adviser, jake sullivan, says it's time to consider kicking russia out of the g 20. should that be done? >> when i was meeting, russia was removed from t...

You know and you've said we've been here before with the president who was the vice president under barack obama, president barack obama when russia and ex crimea in 2014 as max referenced. how is that weighing on his thinking? >> well, i think he's seen the inability of previous presidents to deter vladimir putin, which weighs into his thinking about how high to take the most easure would impose. he was in the united states senate when russia invaded georgia. george w. bush wasn't able to prevent that from happening. he was vice president in 2014. russia seized crimea and then vice president ...

Since world war ii but russia did that to ukraine in 2014. russia under putin had been pushing it to be considered a part of the g8. him invading ukraine and taking part of it and calling that part of ukraine russia that was too much. that was too much for the g8. russia got booted indefinitely out of the g8 in 2014 and that is how the g8 shrunk and become the g7. so the g7 still exists minus russia now. but then there is also the g20. and the g20 is not seven countries. it's 20 countries. and, therefore, by definition, it's less exclusive. and it turns out if you want to be a part of the g20,...

Practices, the opposite of what you want the brain implant of your society. >> that's right. >> it does it to all sides of us. you can't see our fellow countrymen and women. >> that's right. the facebook news feed is the opposite of you a prayer or buddhist meditation, literally. thank you very much. i appreciate it. that is "all in" on this wednesday night. "the rachel maddow show" starts now. >> thank you, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. used to be called the g 8. it was us, canada, france, the u.k., italy, germany, japan and russia. that's eight. it was the ...