senate and the european parliament let me now ask you about how our partners in the collective security treaty organization and c.i.s. reacted these are countries that call themselves russia's allies and partners they didn't support russia's actions and they did not recognize the breakaway republics how do you feel today when you discuss the matter with officials from these states . let me tell you how it went when the conflict broke out i called for a c.s. meeting i spoke to my partners and i told them that i had to make a difficult decision i told them i did not expect anything from them but i understood how hard it would be for them to make a decision of that sort i said a lot of you have territorial issues a lot of you have economic problems the world we live in is complicated and interdependent the decision we've made is final but that does not mean i'm asking you to recognize these new republics if you do recognize them it will be by your own decision if you do not our position will not change now i may be a young man liberal president but i do have some experience and i realize that i would not find

senate and the european parliament will now ask you about how all partners in the collective security treaty organization and c.i.s. reacted not to single member of the c.s.t. or c.i.s. or the shanghai cooperation organization supported russia's actions these are countries the full of themselves russia's allies and they didn't support russia's actions and they did not recognize the great wherewithal that allows you feel today when you discuss the matter with issues from the students solution. let me tell you how it went when the conflict broke out i called for a c s t zero meeting i spoke to my partners and i told them that i had to make a difficult decision i told them i did not expect anything from them i understood how hard it would be for them to make a decision of that sort i said a lot of you have territorial issues a lot of you have economic problems the world we live in is complicated and i wanted to pedal and floor the decision we've made is final but that does not mean i'm asking you to recognize these new republics if you do recognize them it will be by your own decision because if you cannot

senate and the european parliament let me now ask you about how our partners in the collective security treaty organization.