there was a treaty signed by president obama and dmitri medvedev. and they signed off on the libyan work. the reset saw some setbacks. after congress passed a law invoking actions over human rights, vladimir putin retaliated with his own law, prohibiting americans adopting children in russia. there was a meeting that was famous for frosty body language. at the g8 summit and others. then the syrian civil war. putin backed bashar al-assad. he does. president obama called for bashar al-assad to go. it was the n.s.a. scandal with edward snowden. president obama considers him a fugive. he was granted refuge in russia. there was a series of public snubs. the nest g20 hosted by vladimir putin. president obama cancelled a bilateral. the two met informally. there was more sniping, decidedly undiplomatic language, president obama compared vladimir putin to a barred kid in the back -- bored kid in the back of the class. >> before the winter olympics antigay russia law was signed by vladimir putin. several openly gay athletes demonstrated. before that the presi

. >> a defiant russian prime minister dmitry medvedev today visit ittime. visited.kraine officials call the russians occupiers about the prime minister dmitry medvedev says moscow already had some big plans for crimea, and the people there. plus there's word that russia is pulling some troops from in the ukrainian border. is that true? all coming up next on "shepard smith reporting." to manage your money. that's not much, you think except it's 2 rcent every year. does that make a difference? search "cost of financial advisors" ouch! over time it really adds up. then go to e*trade and find out how much our advice costs. over tispoiler alert.dds up. it's low. really? yes, really. e*trade offers investmen advice and guidance from dedicated professional financial consultants. it's guidance on your terms not ours that's how our system works. e*trade. less for us, more for you. but with less ergy, moodiness, i had to do something. i saw mdoctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the onlynderarm low t treaent that can restore t ve

international is that there the russian prime minister dmitri medvedev the first high level visit to crimea since the referendum where ninety six percent of the population voted to become a part of the russian federation you can continue to watch of the russian prime minister right now at r.t. dot com. the meantime there on the program i mean eons in syria have been sounding the alarm after al-qaeda affiliated rebels seized control of a town predominantly populated by a christian minority al-qaeda flags have been raised right over the armenian churches and armed militants and are said to be patrolling the city of been serious coastal province of latakia after forcing up to two thousand on medians to flee they have been no reports at this point of any casualties so far i read a resident explain was supported by mortar fire from the turkish border reports however have been denied by ankara this is just the latest in a string of attacks by hard line islamists on ethnic and religious minorities in the war torn state. let's get some other global headlines for you in brief time for the r.t

russian prime minister dmitry medvedev visited newly annexed crimea with promises of economic aid. we'll get more from margaret warner, who's just back from ukraine, later in the program. the government of france has resigned after the ruling socialists took a drubbing in municipal elections. sunday's results showed deep dissatisfaction with president francois hollande and his handling of the economy. instead, voters turned to conservative and anti-immigrant parties. this evening, in a televised address, hollande named a new prime minister, and acknowledged public discontent. >> not enough jobs, too much unemployment, social justice needs to be improved. still too much uncertainty over our capacity as a country, despite our many assets. >> woodruff: the socialists held on to >> ifill: the socialists did hold on to city hall in paris, which elected its first woman mayor. former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has been convicted of taking bribes when he was mayor of jerusalem. the announcement came in a tel aviv court. it followed a sweeping corruption probe that forced olmert fro

american vice president, who had a phone call, conversation with the russian prime minister, dmitry medvedever today. and now we're hearing via jim acosta, our white house correspondent, that according to a senior administration official, vice president biden told medvedev that if the situation in ukraine isn't resolved that russia will face increasing political and economic isolation. again, that courtesy of our jim acosta, senior white house correspondent, citing an administration senior administration official, that the vice president had some tough words for medvedev earlier on the telephone this morning. we've got a lot of other new developments as well to report to you. and that is that the european union said flat out via one of their officials who stepped out of a meeting to cnn that russia's action is phofficiallyn aggression. and that what president vladimir putin is doing right now is damaging russia's future. so a lot of the same kinds of words from different countries around the world, all directed towards russia at this time. this is a day after a senior u.s. official told -- o

as we understand both russian and for and this is what we heard from russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev who ease in crimea's capital simferopol today this region is not very attractive economically these days and of course this move this decision is expected to help boost the regional economy which of it has come here to discuss the economic development the broader the integration of this new region into russia's political social economic cultural law if today this is the main concern of not only crimea years or russian authorities but also of local residents of the drives visit is a very significant one because the prime minister is the first russian high ranking official to visit. and after historic referendum to exit go here that made these peace all fled and part of the russian federation but we expect more visits like this one to come. the momentum of ukraine's new nazi movement ahead of may's presidential election is now at last causing concern abroad after first being accused of remaining silent about the actions of the right sector western nations are now seeking to contain them

and to tell you that the prime minister here talked to his counter parts in russia, you know, dmitry medvedev who is the russian prime minister assured him that no military action is going to take place so far, and i don't know how much reassurance that is for the government here, but their military is on high alert, and also in the crimea, there is a tense stand off between russian forces and border patrol forces of the ukraine, and the naval chief talked to his counterpart in russia and they were able to deescalate that, but it goes to show how the tension is rising right now, and the importance for the west to e find a diplomatic solution before there is any outbreak of violence, jim. >> well, thank you very much to ian lee, and a reminder to the view thaers the music that you are hearing in the background the protests that we have been covering in the past few weeks, they are going on and you have the protesters in the squares singing and giving the speeches and holding the russians and their own government to account. than you, ian lee in kiev. >>> a short time ago russia's president vla

. >>> now, russian prime minister dmitry medvedev arrived in crimea this morning. the highest level of rushl officials who visited crimea earlier this month. meanwhile a meeting between secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister failed to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine. kerry and sergey lavrov met yesterday. unless ukrainian government is consulted. >> we will not accept a path forward where the legitimate government of ukraine is not at the table. this principle is clear. no decisions about ukraine without ukraine. >> kerry also said the russian troop buildup creates a climate of fear and intimidation and calls for an immediate pullback. >>> well, the death toll from the washington state mudslide is at least 25. 30 others are missing. search cruise having to deal with treacherous conditions should get a break today with dry weather forecasts, but many of the search dogs used in the search for the victims will begin a two-day break. the dogs lose their sensing ability if overworked in the ra rain and cold. omar villafranca has more on the search.

extended to two thousand and forty two the agreement was struck between and russian president dmitri medvedev and ukrainian list and the tmi candidates democrat which agreed to the deal in exchange for cheaper gas and russian investment in the region to reopen the debate about ukraine's independence and the dangers of such a close relationship with the soul sucking monster. i the rashid to buy dollars after the government eased two year ban on the purchase of foreign currency. they say it's the only way to protect their savings from a two digit annual inflation and recent evaluations. but where did they hide their mind beyond the first likud took two weeks to get to the war is an icon in argentina with the government has stamped her face on the one who did this appeal. when it comes to mind the argentines prefer benjamin franklin. welcome to attend it this weekend you know you don't believe the argentine is what i've got to see grief huge and daughter which is the only thing the trust in the gobi two years ago the government imposed harsh restrictions on the purchase of hard currency to limit

as we understand both russian and foreign this is what we heard from russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev who is in crimea as capital seem to operate today this region is not very attractive economically these days and of course this move this decision is expected to help boost the regional economy too much of it has come here to discuss the economic development the broader the integration of this new region into russia's political social economic cultural life because today this is the main concern of not only crimea is or russian authorities but also of local residents of the drives visit is a very significant one because the prime minister is the first russian high ranking official to visit. after historic referendum to exit go here but make these piece of flesh and part of the russian federation but we expect more business like this one to come. nato secretary general says the organization will looks to continue its expansion to the east taking in balkan states and georgia and as her rasmussen also said the alliance needs greater partnership with ukraine but writer and journalist tari

yatsenyuk had just talked to the russian prime minister dmitry medved medvedev.on the table. so clearly a war of nerves, muscle flexing still going on, yes, he was very brave, yet yatsenyuk saying we will defend ourselves and this could be the beginning of a war but you only have to look at what he did back in 2008 to know that this is a nonstarter, that for the ukrainians it would be completely and utterly catastrophic. clearly what's necessary right now and the u.n., the u.s., clearly here in britain, the russian authorities, the russian ambassador and nato trying to figure out how best to deal with this, but diplomacy is what everybody hopes will persuade the russians that a, that -- that it would only cause pain to russia and there are many levers the west can pull, including trade, commercial and other such ties that could negatively affect russia, it's currency and it's standing in the world. >> a lot of people have tweeted to me, christianne, and have sent me e-mails saying that international law is not necessarily something high on the priority list for t

there were more today from vice president biden and the russian prime minister, dmitry medvedev.they spoke on the phone. go to michelle at the white house. what can you tell us about this discussion between the vice president and the russian number two? >> reporter: we just got a summary from the administration. we haven't had a chance to press them for more. it covers three points that the vice president urge russia to pull back troops and allow for the immediate deployment of international monitors in ukraine where the administration and others have been calling for now for days and to start a meaningful political discussion with ukraine. the new ukrainian government says it is more than willing to do. what the russian response on this call was, what their attitude has been, that's what we are waiting to find out. yesterday, there was a call, a press call with senior administration officials where they were talking about that phone call between president obama and vladimir putin. it was asked repeatedly, how did russia respond to the president's urge can. putin insisted he had

dmitry medvedev promoted other plans for the couldn't interest i. >>> back to our top story. there was such promise over the weekend as crews spotted debris in the new search zone. here we are, monday. seemingly no closer to any answers. the size and hostility of the ocean and the speed of time proving to be pretty huge obstacles. >> we want to bring in cnn aviation analysts and former transportation department mary schiavo and aviation correspondent. dr. bob arnot. we did get in information. we are now being told the last words were not all right, good night. the last words were good night, malaysian 370. they are slightly different than what we thought. mary, i am wondering, if that language is consistent with what you normally hear from a cockpit in air traffic control? >> yes, it is. that language. you usually end with your identification. you give your airline and flight number. that's as normal as it could be. when they released a kratranscr, it was doubled translated. the whole transcript, the piecings and parts that were released, it was very consistent. the air traff

prime minister dmitry medvedev chaired a meeting on providing economic help to crimea. >> ( translatedthe top priority task is to set up a system of governing the new territories. in crimea, they have their own bodies of government and it is necessary to reformat them to match russian standards within the shortest possible time. >> reporter: back in crimea, school children returned from spring break to salute a new flag and anthem. and people started counting their money in russian roubles. >> ifill: i spoke to margaret in kiev a short time ago. margaret, it's good to see you again. you have been traveling to southeastern ukraine, to crime. i can't tonight you're in kiev in the maidan, looks like. how are people reacting there to what we saw come out of the hague today with strong tough words for putin? >> the official level, we met with the economy minister today. they're very grateful for economic assistance and the threat of sanctions against putin, but i have to say from the general public there was really a feel that what the u.s. and west are doing is grossly insufficient, the id

past few days or so, there has actually been a telephone conversation between prime minister and dmitry medvedeve the point it was unacceptable what russia had done and called on it to tackle the crisis with diplomacy. at the same time, the prime minister made it quite clear to me that there would be consequences. there are other options, should diplomacy fail. take a listen. >> we have just two options on the table. the first one is a political option. another one is military. i believe that the right one is to use all diplomatic and political tools to tackle the crisis. and to stop the invasion. >> reporter: are you saying that if diplomacy fails, the possibility of war with russia is still on the table as far as you're concerned? >> i do not support any kind of military force or military actions. as for me, this is the way to nowhere. >> reporter: well, one of the things the u.s. secretary of state wants, direct talks between ukraine and russia. at the moment, though, it's the kremlin that's not playing ball, ashleigh. >> all right. we'll continue to watch. an excellent job securing that inte

dmitry medvedev is leading a delegation of cabinet ministers and is chairing a meeting today to discuss ukraine and the west have rejected the votes. >> coming up, we will have more information on the weather. i will have details coming up. [ female announcer ] it balances you... it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. my mornings are definitely not routine. and that can take a lot of energy. [ female announcer ] introducing nature valley breakfast biscuits. four biscuits, 26 grams of whole grains that give you the energy to help keep you going. i love nature valley breakfast biscuits. >> mock combat. the time i 5:45 a.m.welcome back. the times 5:45 a.m.. >> the majority of the rain will fall later in the morning towards this end of. storm tracker 4, this is what we are watching. there is a cold front coming through. the snow level will fall as low as 3,000 ft.. the timing, the majority will start at 8:00 a.m.. for the afternoon it could be pretty

reporter: yeah, well, john, also right now we're just getting news that russian prime minister dmitry medvedevthat's the region that russia invaded and annexed from ukraine a few weeks ago, and that with john kerry hardly back in washington yet. that is why people in this corner of northeast ukraine, where we are now really say they can't take the russians' word seriously when they say, hey, we don't want to come here and invade. so, that's why the ukrainian army in outposts like this is really getting ready for war. we're at a supply, logistics, and also medevac field hospital here. you don't put those kinds of things together unless you think the russians are really going to come rolling in. so, the preparations for war here really are palpable. in the surrounding area here -- and we can't show you for security reasons -- there are armored personnel carriers dug in, also tanks dug in there as well, really a sign that the ukrainian military is trying to prepare for some kind of tank battle with the russians in these potato fields and forests. but then take a look at the civilian population. t

>> also happening now, russian prime minister dmitry medvedev is visiting this morning.r of course, no agreement. nearly 60 russian troops have massed inside a carl? >> kate, the russian border is just ten miles that way and here the ukrainian military have set up a range of tents. there's logistics, there's supplies here and also importantly a medevac hospital. you don't set one of those be unless you are planning to come to blue given, what these troops are preparing for is some kind of tank battle with the russians across these potato fields. but the civilian pop laegs is not they're dividing up into self-defense committees and they say they, too, would join any fight going in as troops and fighting the russians and the swarence. we heard a priest talking to the congregation there and he said -- he certainly wasn't saying you've got to surn the other cheek. he was saying quite the contrary. he was sanding this the camp kpn but he says ike logical warfare is already under way. back to you, carla. >> let's take a look at your other headlines right now. today is the last

is on crimea again as it plays host to its first high ranking visit from moscow prime minister dmitry medvedev is in the region's capital this comes on the heels of meetings between u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart foreign minister sergey lavrov in paris to discuss how the two nations can move forward in light of the recent tensions over the political crisis in ukraine parties where if a notion of brings us more details about the discussion from simferopol in crimea to deliver a friend john kerry have met in paris to hammer out a plan to end the crisis in ukraine that is off to president putin had called his american counterpart obama to say he most wants to discuss the u.s. for police will go along for a traffic study both countries he'll have a different view on these events here in the crimean holding he's meeting with russia's foreign minister mr kerry has reverberated with washington considers russia's actions here on the peninsula that had become part of the russian federation again a historic referendum here two weeks ago as illegal and illegitimate the u.s