european union's federica mogherini called on country to do their part in providing shelter for refugees>> this is not something that is affecting or is going to affect one or the other member states, but all of us. >> reporter: among the countries prepared to take in more people, norway, expecting as many as 16,000 refugees. ireland, and the u.k. have promise to take in nearly 6,000 this year. finland is expecting to receive 30,000 refugees. the country's prime minister even offered up his unused home. kosovo, europe's poorest country, will take in 3,000. germany, by far, remains the most generous of foster countries, setting no limit. but as thousands of refugees continue their journey to the country, german officials are echoing calls for other countries to step up and take in more people in need. germany is expected to take in nearly 800,000 refugees and migrants this year at a cost of several billion dollars. jim, some european officials say the crisis won't be resolved until groups like isis are stripped of their power. >> axelrod: jonathan vigliotti covering for us tonight in our

s high representative, federica mogherini, if she had been given any idea what russia was up to. >> i was talking about that with our russian friends, with lavrov, and last time i talked to him about this, his fear was as a collapse of the state structures. this could be one of the reasons why russia is acting in this way. but it could also be a willingness to show the fact that russia is an important player in this crisis. >> syria was on the agenda too when the u.s. secretary of state john kerry met iranian foreign minister in new york, but neither was prepared to discuss what was said away from the cameras. >> i view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries. to play an important role in trying to resolve some difficult issues. in the middle east. >> president obama will address the general assembly on the same day as vladimir putin on monday. he'll be aware of recent setbacks with u.s. policy. the pentagon admitted that some of those they are training, so-called moderate rebels have handed over equipment, vehicles and ammunition to the al nusra front. another de

. >> i know federica mogherini said the time for the blame game is over. is that a reference to, perhaps, the likes of hungary? >> i think it's a reference - it's harking back to something she said before the meeting began on friday. she's been urging everyone to calm down, saying it's not the time for hysteria. we have seen a lot of hysterical reporting, seeing a friendsied fear of immigrants. and again, another type of very emotional outpouring in the press following the publication of the iconic photograph of the 3-year-old syrian boy who drowned on a turkish beach. there has been a lot of emotion, a lot of passion. what she is saying is nothing is set in practical terms with all the hysterical discourse. what we need now is to take on responsibilities as european countries, respect european values, and at the same time paying respect as well to the importance of security arrangements within the european union. as said, it's also the object to fight people traffickers, fight people smugglers as well. you have to have this - it's a difficult balance betw