. >> thank you for that, jesper. rent -- went to the recently annexed region of crimea this monday, making him the first russian to travel to the region since it was absorbed into russia 10 days ago. this came one day after the secretary of state and russian foreign minister held emergency talks on crimea here in paris on sunday. talks, but no sign yet of a diplomatic solution to the crisis in ukraine. the russian prime minister met with john kerry in paris on sunday evening. washington says that any deals must-see a removal of troops from the border. mustal progress in ukraine include a pullback of this very large russian force that is currently passing along the ukrainian borders. we believe these forces are creating a climate of fear and intimidation in the ukraine. >> the u.s. has imposed a series of sanctions on moscow over the past four nights after they initiated a referendum in crimea that aligned itself with russia, the vote condemned as illegal by kiev, the u.s., and their allies. he said the u.s. and europ