>> this is train, it is called the putin express. it is taking about 500 children that are parting on the platform down to odessa and that is 20 hours from here and paid by the kremlin and putin. he's saying getting the people through the front lines and to safety. some are being taken through the border to russia, and they are being take ton the coast of the black sea. they have their own problems, but nothing like they are facing here in the city and the air raids are going off and extraordinary tense here and most people are getting out and as soon as they can with babes in arms, teenagers, young children, they are all crowding on to the train that about to set off. >> out guns, out numbered and overwhelmed, the scene of the setback. they are taking everything they have left behind. not just ammunition but the body armor and the night vision equipment. even the fuel left in the tank of a burned out tank is taken out. this is not just a humiliating defeat for kiev, but no longer have ears or eyes on the border. in the communications

. >>> president vladimir putin expressed support for a ceasefire, and said the peace plan must be supported by concrete negotiations. they are hoping for an oath of allegiance for the donetsk people's republic. the fighters dismissed a week-long truce, and are accusing the army of violating a ceasefire. >> a funding dispute is threatening the future of u.n. peacekeeping operations. if diplomat fail to strike a deal there won't be a budget for the 16 missions around the world. james bays reports. >>> the u.n. has peacekeepers in 16 missions around the world. their authorised strength is reaching a high over 100,000 troops in u.n. blue helmets. now there's a major funding crisis. diplomats can't agree on the budget. if there's not a deal when the budget runs out. peacekeepers have no money and will not be able to operate. most of the troops come from the developing world. this is a row that is pitching the world's richest countries against some of the poorest on earth. this is the ambassador of bangladesh, a country with more than 8,000 personnel serving with the u.n. >> bangladesh is obligat

day after ukraine ordered a cease-fire in its battle between pro-russian rebels, something that putin expressed his support for today. >>> two days after that big mud slide in minneapolis, officials there say the hospital buildings that were perilously close to it are structurally sound. the ground fell out just behind the university of minnesota medical center. no one was injured when tons of soil, trees and brush came crashing onto a parkway below, leaving six feet of mud behind. >>> also in minnesota tonight, an investigation is under way into what caused a small plane to crash into a home, killing two people on the plane and starting a large fire there. a man inside the home was able to escape through a window. police say the people on the plane were on a sightseeing trip. >>> now to an alarming new u.n. report released this week on the global refugee crisis. it says that more than 50 million people are now displaced, a number not seen since world war ii. most of them are escaping from areas crippled by conflict like iraq and syria. ann curry has reported from many of these regions and has

they also say putin expressed hope that a ukrainian government will address the demands of ethnic russian residents. analysts say it is unclear how far putin is willing to cooperate with poroshenko's peace plan. pro-russian militants have continued fighting even after the plan was announced. nato secretary general anisfal rasmussen said russia deployed several more thousand troops along the border. he called it very regrettable. ukrainian officials also confirmed russian forces are establishing new positions along the border. >>> the south korean navy has conducted a live-fire drill near islands in the sea of japan. that comes despite japan's demand that the exercise be canceled. officials in tokyo say part of the drill took place in japan's territorial waters. south korean defense spokesperson said on friday that exercise was going ahead as planned. officials in seoul said the drill would take place between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. japan's coast guard issued a gn navigation warning for the area. the spokesperson said south korea will not permit any interference with the military exercise

in moscow today russian president vladimir putin expressed support from cease-fi cease-fire ukrainian sources. they conferred about the lingering crisis. for more about the situation in ukraine we're joined by andrew. let me ask you, what is life like now that we have you here. does it seem like a city at the heart of a crisis? >> you know, allison, this has been happening for a little while now. i think there are towns more at the epicenter of the fighting and in places like slovyansk, rebel stronghold not far from here. life has changed a lot. there's serious problems with water, lack of electricity. you know, more than 200, more than 300 people have been injured in the fighting so far. donetsk feels very empty, quiet. a lot of closed shops and a lot of people who found a way to get out of the city for the summer. >> it's interesting that you should mention that because i was surfing moscow times website and there's a huge article there where the headline says in parts of ukraine a daily struggle to survive, the town you mentioned. in terms of the humanitarian crisis, who is that go

in the phone call, putin expressed concern over the deaths. poroshenko gave his condolences and promised to carry out an investigation. ukrainian leaders have said again and again that russia has been fueling this conflict with agents and weapons. but putin and members of his administration have long denied they're involved. foreign minister sergei lavrov says the ukrainian government is refusing to implement a road map to end the crisis. the organization for security and cooperation in europe crafted the plan which includes a call to end the violence and start national dialogue. the head of the u.n. says finding a way forward is a must. >> i urge the parties to do all they can to de-escalate the situation, bring ukraine back from the brink and work towards a solution through negotiation and dialogue. >> reporter: but this is complicating matters. an explosion rocked a gas pipeline in central ukraine that supplies europe. the flow continued using a parallel pipe. ukrainian leaders say the blast was a possible act of terrorism designed to discr

the putin express as the children christened it taking them on a 20-hour journey to the shores of theck sea and the port of odessa. a sense of excitement, mixed with fear about what the future may hold. they are leaving behind the sound of machine guns and mortars. the air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. out gunned, out numbered, and overwhelmed, the scene of yet another setback for the ukrainian army. the border guard base in luhansk. the separatist fighters were methodically taking everything they left behind. not just thousands of rounds of ammunition, but body armor and the very latest night vision equipment. even the fuel left in the tank of a burnt out truck wag being zioned out. this is not just a humiliating defeat for kiev, it also means that they no longer have eyes or ears on a large section of the russian border. in the communications room, evidence of the fierceness of the fighting here. the soviet-era equipment was still humming and running. this map shows the border posts that were controlled by this headquarters, one by one they are being deserted. they have l

the putin express as the children christened it, taking them on a 20-hour journey to the shores of the black sea and the port of odessa. a sense of excitement mixed with fear about what the future may hold. they're leaving behind the sounds of machine guns and mortars. the air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. out-gunned. out-numbered and overwhelmed. the scene of yet another setback for the ukrainian army. the border guard base in luhansk, the separatist fighters were methodically taking everything they could, night vision equipment. even the fuel left in the tank of a burned out truck was being siphoned out. this was not just a humiliating defeat for kyiv, it also means they no longer have eyes or ears on a large section of the russian border. in the communications room, evidence of the fierceness of the fighting here. but the soviet made equipment is still humming and running. headquarters one by one they are being deserted, they have lost contact with the chain of command. among the separatist fighters we found a former teacher. >> translator: if they defend themselves we wi

separatist fighters here nearly $2 million to organize a safe way out through the front lines p the putin express has taken them on a 20 hour journey, and the port of adecember a. a cbs of excitement. mixed with fear, about what the future may hold. they are leaving behind the sound of machine guns and mortars the air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. out gunned, out numbered, and overwhelmed. is scene of yet another set back, for the ukrainian army. the good err guard base. the separateddest fighters were taking everything they left behind, but body armor and the latest night vision equipment. even the fuel left in the tank of a burned out truck, was being siphoned out. >> this is not just a humiliating defeat, it also means that they no longer have eyes or ears on a large section of the russian boarder. >> in the communications room, evidence of the fierceness of the fighting here, but the soviet era equipment was still humming and running. >> this map shows the boarder post that was controlled by this headquarters one by one, they are being deserted, they have lost contact with the chan

vladimir putin expressed support and described the event in ukraine as great tragedy. he was hopeful that a truce would lead to peace talks. >>> a new round of violence takes lives in nigeria. the community's target was close to where 276 school girls were kidnapped. 57 have come home. andrew simmonds reports. >> reporter: these are the schoolgirls who managed to avoid capture by boko haram fighters. their classmates are missing. the pain shows. somehow they are preparing for exams. the teachers believe talking about what happened helps. >> we have had a talk. we ran out of the room. >> the school principal is here, losing count of the appeals she made for the release of her pupils. >> there's nothing i can say, daughters, grand daughters - they should do something for the innocent girls. >> reporter: all the girls have been brought to the state capital for better security. teachers say they are doing well, managing to relax and concentrate on their studies, despite the fact that they are away from home and don't know what happened to their classroom friends. >> those

putin expressing qualified support for the seize four and add that both sides need to return to the negotiating >> pope francis said all mobsters are excommunicated from the catholic church. francis condemning the region for being a center of a global drug trafficking ring. and the pope traveling to a nearby jail where he spoke to inmates and a father who lost his son. now pack to huckabee. in the weeks following the terrorist attacks in benghazi that killed four americans, several news reporters were able to find him and speak to abu khattala. and reporters found him sitting there sipping a strawberry fratte on a hotel patio. two years after the reporters found him, we finally captured a bu abu khattala and when he gets here, the obama administration will treat him not as a terrorist but a criminal. by the way your tax dollars will fund his defense. joining me is the congressman on intelience and benghazi select committee. congressman, good idea to give him a lawyer up and proceed in the criminal courts of america. governor, it is great to be on the show. it is a terrible idea. and it shoes th

putin expressing support for the ceasefire but adding both sides need to stop further military actione negotiations continue. i'm mariannerafferty. now back to "greta investigates." >>> in january 2006, jennifer kesse, a bright, ambitious 24-year-old, disappeared in orlando, florida leaving few clues behind. it's an endless nightmare for those who loved her. >> it's incredible that someone could just vanish. >> there seems like there are a dozen suspects and none. >> the clock ticking to find jennifer kesse tonight. missing now for seven days. a search through her condo, her car, the field behind her house, on the ground, on horseback, and still no sign. >> it was her friend's and family's worst nightmare. but for the police, everyone is a suspect at the beginning of an investigation like this. >> the police looked at everybody around her. because usually that's where you start. >> the family and rob, the boyfriend. we didn't have to go to them. they came to us. which some people would ought matticly say they're ruled out. that's not the case. >> i mean, obviously i'm not naive. you w

russian president vladamir putin expressed support for the cease-fire. >> three, washington authoritiesd off the search for a missing mt. rainier hiker karen sykes. the travel writer was last seen when she split up with her hiking partner. officials say they found a body during the search but haven't identified it yet. >> four, two people killed when their small sight seeing plane crashed into a home near minneapolis. look at this video. one person in the house jumped out a window, was not hurt. fortunately there. the flames from the crash were so intense they melted the siding on the house next door. police call this understandably a freak accident. >>> five, pope francis has a stern message for the italian mafia, that they are excommunicated from the church. >> reporter: using his strongest language to dade pope francis told members of the mafia they are excommunicated from the catholic church. it's the first time that a pope has spoken about excommunication for the mafia. it is language which will resonate strongly in southern italy where mafia members often attempt to portray themse

presidents of france and germany both called president putin to express their concerns. also u.s.terpart there in moscow to urge political dialogue. >>> bowe bergdahl is back here in the u.s., but it's not yet clear when he's going to finish his reintegration treatment. bergdahl the last u.s. prince nerf war in afghanistan is recovering at the medical center in san antonio. officials say he's walking and speaking english. he's enjoying peanut butter and he has not yet reached out to his family. >> family support is a critical part of the reintegration process, making sure the family understands the reasons why we do it and the decompression and overall it's the returnees choice to decide when they want to regain socially and the family understands that process at this point in time. >> cnn's martin savage is live in san antonio now. martin, it's been two weeks, yet bergdahl we understand that bergdahl has no idea about the strerv controversy surrounding his return. >> reporter: no, he doesn't. it is that that is standard procedure. it is not allowed usually or generally. those who

putin's moscow and some of the extreme parties. the head of the bulgarian party launched its campaign from moscow with very racist statements. nigel ferage expressed admiration for putin and so on. there is something somewhat new and in the old days when the soviet union was supporting the communist parties in europe, there was something similar. do you see extremism? >> i think that's highly improbable. i could not think of it having any expensive appeal within the eu. within an election campaign, you have some highly unpredictable, regrettable aspects, but i don't think that there is the -- the space within the european union for that to take off in any meaningful way. >> in terms of this issue that monetary policy almost by nature requires a market for a deep risk-free market. >> let me answer that question, if i may and come back to eastern europe and enlargement. it is interesting with the progress in europe, the term banking union did not exist three years ago. we used it the first time in 2012 and it's amazing how farthings have moved on that front. in terms of banking unions, we have always talked ant three strands of it. the single superv

expression its anger. in moscow, president putin said the kiev administration had created a rift between the ukrainian people>> translator: the anti-constitutional coup in kiev and attempts to artificially impose a choice between europe and russia, have pushed society towards a split and painful confrontation. >> reporter: the united nations estimates more than 100,000 people have fled from eastern ukraine into russia this year. fearful of the conflict and perhaps the future. an army ceasefire due to extire on friday may be extended, though in reality it has been almost meaningless. both sides have exchanged fire, and on thursday separatist militia openly attacked army international guard units. but there have been positive signals too. armed separatists in the eastern city of donetsk released a four-man team from the osce. the men had been ceased and held since last month. it was a relief. >> we welcome tonight the return of our four special monitoring mission teammates after 31 days. >> reporter: but four other ocse members and dozens of other hostages still remain in captivity. >>> as for the crisis in ir

commemorations in normandy, russian president vladimir putin held a brief meeting with ukrainian president-elect, petro poroshenko. both men have expressed their wish that the hostilities in the east of ukraine come to an end. obama also held talks with putin today and urged russia to work with and not against the new ukrainian government. minuteeeting image of 15 encounter, but a ray of hope resolving the ukrainian crisis. vladimir putin meeting petro poroshenko for the first time of the sidelines of a french town. franÇois hollande chancellor angela merkel brought the men together. putin poroshenko shook hands and agreed to hold talks on a cease-fire in the coming days. away from the cameras inside the normandy chÂteau, another unexpected meeting. putin speaking to barack obama for the first time since russia annexed the crimean peninsula in march. according to diplomatic officials, the two leaders spoke of the need to end violence as quickly as possible. putin claiming he could have a certain but not total influence over events in ukraine's east. against a backdrop of tension, thisay began with seemingly avoiding each other. they atte

the two european leaders expressed their concern over a phone call with vladmir putin. the ministry confirmed pro russians rebs shut down a military transport plane killing 49. president petro poroshenko condemned the downing of the play as a terrorist act and promised to deliver what he called an adequate response. >> the burntout haul of the plane, charred debris was scattered for hundreds of meters. rebel troops scoured the wreckage for ammunition and anything of use. the dead were comrades of these ukrainian soldiers, all belonging to a paratrooper company. the aircraft's nine-man crew also perished. there were no survivors. witnesses said the crew attempted to dump fuel in a last ditch attempt to reach the runway before engine transport plane was carrying weapons, equipment, and provisions. >> the mission was to deliver personnel for rotation and also to provide equipment and staff. the aircraft was 700 meters above the ground unroute to luhansk. it is a hot bed of activity. rebels brought the plane down with a surface to air missile and a heavy machine gun. these

. >> russian president vladimir putin is calling for compromise in ukraine. sunday, he expressed support for ukraine's ceasefire declaration in its battle against pro-russian separatists. he says any compromise agreement must guarantee the rights of russian speaking residents of eastern ukraine. he said those people must feel an integral part of their own country. those words from putin come as russian begins large scale military exercises. nato says russia has been moving troops back to the ukrainian border. >> angry protest is what you just saw in the ukrainian capitol of kiev on sunday. a russian bank was stoned, along with a rally outside an orthodox christian church. >> clashes erupting in kosovo. ethnic albanians there in the streets, angry at ethnic serbians, saying they have blocked the main bridge, throwing rocks and setting police cars on fire, police responding in turn with tear gas and rubber bullets. at least 13 officers and 10 civilians were injured. that road block put up nearly three years ago to prevent ethnic integration. >> it has been 15 years since a mine ban

flying over iraq 24 hours a day on intelligence missions vladimar putin is now weighing in on the iraq crieses. he called maliki and expressed moscow's support for his actions against the isis melitants. they talked about cooperation to keep the region free of dangerous terrorist. and putin has ordered his troops in central russia to be on full combat alert following another wave of attacks in eastern ukraine. the latest violence came after the ukranian president declared a sos fire. the sos four deal was met by multiple rebel attacks last night and today. rebel troops accuse the troops of breaking the cease four. putin supports the sos four plan and urging both sides to halt all action and return to the negotiating table. >>> this happeneds of illegal immigrant children are crossing the border and into the u.s. authorities are running out of time and places to put them. take a look at where these children are coming from. since october of last year more than 11,000 children from el sal vadoor and 12,000 from guatamala and 15,000 from hondaures. it is leaving border states scrambling to look after all of the children. arizon

putin's moscow and some of the extreme euro skeptic parties. the head of the bulgarian campaign launched his campaign from moscow with some racist statements. le pen and others, i think, expressedadmiration for putin and so on. there is something somewhat new there. in the old days when the soviet union was supporting the communist parties in europe, there was something similar. do you see any kind of russian-backed extremism? in >> i think that is highly improbable, because i could not think of it having any extensive appeal within the european union. we always have in the course of election campaigns some highly erratic, unpredictable regrettable aspects, but i really do not think that there is the space within the european union to take off in any significant or meaningful way. >> reza, in terms of aggression and anything you else you might want to address, but this issue that monetary policy by nature requires a market for a deep risk-free assets. >> let me answer that question and i will come back eastern europe. it is interesting in terms of progress in europe. the term "balancing union" did not exist three years ago. we used it in the first time in our europe consultatio

putin's moscow and some of the extreme euro skeptic parties. the head of the ball bearing in -- bulgarian campaign launched his campaign from moscow with some racist statements. think,and others, i expresseddmiration for putin and so on. -- somewhatething new there. in the old days when the soviet union was supporting the communist parties in europe, there was something similar. do you see any kind of russian-backed extremism? >> i think that is highly improbable, because i could not think of having any extensive appeal within the european union. he always have in the course of election campaigns some highly erratic, unpredictable aspects, but i really do not think that there is the space within the european union to take off in any significant or meaningful way. za, in terms of aggression and anything you else you might want to address, but this issue that monetary policy by nature requires a market for a deep risk-free assets. what- letme answer-that question and >> i will come back eastern europe. >>is interesting in terms of progress in europe. didterm balancing union not exist three years ago. we used it in the first time in our europe consultation in 2012, and it is amazing how far

putin. they reached out to their russian counterpart yesterday expressing concerns over yesterday's attack thateft 49 people dead as we talked about and also they took the time to urge again a cease-fire. >>> happy father's day. take your umbrella for that nice, you know, dinner or a lunch that you planned, brunch outside. it might not work out for you somehow. >> there's plenty of sun out there, too, some bright spots. >> some people will be okay. others, this is what they're dealing with. we'll get the full forecast for you in a moment. are the largest targets in the world, for every hacker, crook and nuisance in the world. but systems policed by hp's cyber security team are constantly monitored for threats. outside and in. that's why hp reports and helps neutralize more intrusions than anyone... in the world. if hp security solutions can help keep the world's largest organizations safe, they can keep yours safe, too. make it matter. [ girl ] my dad, he makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ he can print amazing things, right from his computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blow

putin's moscow and the extreme euro skeptic parties. the head of the bulgarian attacker party launched its campaign from moscow, very designated statement on racist statements and others. to express admiration for vladimir putin and so on. there is something somewhat new. in the old days when the soviet union was supporting the communist party in europe there was something similar. you see any kind of russian backed extremism? >> i think that is highly improbable because i could not think of it having any extensive appeal within the european union. you always have in an election campaign some highly erratic and predictable regrettable aspects but i really don't think that there is the space within the european union to take off in any significant or meaningful way. >> in terms of anything else you want to address that particularly is this issue that monetary policy almost by nature requires a market for dep, risk free assets. >> in eastern europe. like progress in europe. and three years ago. and how far things have moved in that front. in terms of the banking union, we talked about three strands of it, the single supervisor, single resolution and some form of risk sharing. on th

separatists in eastern ukraine, if the president has that chance to interact with vladimir putin, that will be the words expressedas you know, carol, all week long this president has been distracted somewhat by the story of bowe bergdahl. we really didn't hear the president talk about that today, but i did have the chance to talk to susan rice about that. i asked susan rice about whether or not she felt at this point knowing the facts as they stand right now, whether or not bowe bergdahl was a deserter. she said we just don't have that information at this point. she went on to say that bowe bergdahl like other americans deserved to be considered innocent until proven guilty and he really hasn't had a chance to give his side of the story, and that until that side of the story is given, that americans shouldn't draw conclusions from that at this point. the other thing -- >> let me just interrupt you for just a second, jim. your interview with susan rice was spot on. it was a great get, and you're the first person to interview susan rice, the national security adviser, since she made those comments on abc news. i kn

vladimir putin had put some of his military forces on combat alert. the order coming as he expressed support for a ceasefire by ukraine's government. pope francis made a bold move as he excommunicated the italian mafia. it caused concern for safety. the people's pope made an announcement saying the evil must be fought against and pushed aside. >>> thousands of south korean soldiers are on the hunt for one of their own that went on a shooting spree. it took place south of the demilitarized zone. >>> at around 8:15 pm on june 21st, there was a shooting incident at the g.o.p. killing five and wounding seven. the gunmen is on the run with a loaded rifle. what can you tell us about the details of the shooting. >> as you heard from the defence ministry spokesman, it happened after 8 o'clock on saturday night. it's now about 12:30 in the afternoon on sunday, korea time. he's been on the run for a good number of hours. the shooting came at the end of sergeant lim's guard duty, six hours at the outpost. he would have been coming back to barracks with a loaded weapons before hanning it back in

welcomed putin with military honors thursday, but that did not hide the tensions between moscow and western capitals. british prime minister david cameron seized the opportunity to clearly expressis government's views of russian policies. >> the status quo, the situation today is not acceptable, and it needs to change. we need russians to properly recognize this new president. we need de-escalation. we need to stop arms and people crossing the border. >> france invited putin to the d-day commemoration in honor of the soviet union's role in defeating nazi germany, but the relationship between moscow and its wartime allies remains troubled. >> where does it all go from here? john joins us from the studio for some analysis. welcome, first off. how much were the d-day celebrations overshadowed by events in ukraine? >> i think they were not so much overshadowed by the events as the ukraine providing a focus for these events. the ukraine, of course, is very much in the minds of all the leaders there, and probably many people also attending the commemoration. the tone and atmosphere of this commemoration was really quite unusual. the commemoration of d-day has evolved in the past 70 y

russia continues to express its anger, the kremlin predicting grave consequences if russia's economy suffers as a result. in moscow vladimir putin said the kiev situation created a risk with the people. >> translation: the anti-constitutional coup in kiev and an attempt to impose a choice pushes society towards a split and painful confrontation. >> reporter: more than 100,000 fled from ukraine into russia - fearful of the conflict and the future. an army ceasefire due to expire on friday may be extended. in reality it has been meaningless. both sides exchanged fire, and on thursday separatist militia openly attacked guard units. >>> let's dig deeper no the newly inked deal for the e.u. and ukraine and moldova and georgia. joining me now is a eurasia analyst, at a firm based in austin, texas. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how much of this is symbolic, and how much means that real reforms are ahead. >> it's not just simply symbolic, there'll be opening of ties between the e.u. and ukraine. there's a lot of work to be done. this is the beginning. in terms of real impact, we haven't seep that yet. >> what

expressing their outrage to russia's president after a ukrainian military plane was shot down, killing all 49 people on board. germany's chancellor and france's president have both called president vladimir putin to tell them of their dismay over the attack. ukrainian officials say pro-russian separatists shot down the military transport plane this morning. it's a setback for ukrainian forces that have struggled to suppress an armed insurgency by opponents of the new government. >>> san francisco's civic center plaza today was packed with people but they were not there to protest or dance to music. they were there for one thing and one thing only, the world cup. it's being shown free of charge on a big screen tv there. an even bigger crowd is expected on monday when the united states takes the pitch against ghana. and we have the full schedule online. abc 7's world cup coverage continues tomorrow morning. you can watch switzerland and ecuador at 8:30, followed by france and honduras at 11:30. don't miss a moment of the world cup with watch abc, our app which lets you see the matches on your smartphone, tablet or computer. >>> the president issues a call to action to students in southern califo

express. do not accept those receipts from russia. all right? that cripples them immediately and that tells putinit again that's what's going to happen again. that's a solution to a problem. all right? iraq, i don't know whether i would use air power but i probably. would i will tell you what, if i'm sitting in the oval office i have that plan already in effect because i knew this was coming: making it like a president has no idea what to do. he has these plans. those guys attack mosul, all right? across the syrian border, all masse. you are bombing the hell out of them before they come into mosul. you. iraqi army do you know why? because they have no they. power, and then a day later late or two days is there anything wrong with killing these al qaeda, anything at all? >> kill them, wipe them out. >> you can see them. our drones know where they are. >> sure. send them in from kuwait and saudi arainia, our fighters and knock them out. what's wrong with that? >> sure. that's fine. you want use drones, that's fine. if you want to talk about more serious military intervention after we spent almost a

putin tease a cagey character. he has this phone call today. he expresses support for malaki and knows that others, the u.s. included have lost confidence in him. is that an actual expression of support or is he looking to maintain influence in this debate as they decide and all the many players decide who the next leader of iraq is. it's a possibility. but he's always tough to judge. just as jim was saying there, the administration having trouble judging what exactly russia's intentions are in ukraine, difficult to judge here, as well. >> let me ask jim accost ta. do they have a good sense at the who us what putin is up to as far as iraq is concerned? >> very curious, wolf. i just talked to or tried to talk way senior administration official about this asking whether or not this official had any thoughts on putin having this phone call with maliki. obviously, it raises all sorts of questions as we with syria. the white house has deemed russia and vladimir putin to be serious proxies to be partners almost in that country. and what i heard back from this official is no thoughts at this point yet. they don't

french president expressed his gratitude to the men who came to liberate people they have never met. >>> the president and russian president, vladimir putinogger heads during russia's actions in ukraine. >> president putin talked with ukraine's new president, as we mentioned. cnn's national correspondent has more for us. hi, jim. >> reporter: they have spoken on the phone a number of times since the start of the crisis. tense exchanges with common ground with repeat outs from the white house and the kremlin. they haven't met face-to-face until friday. once again, one that appeared serious in tone and with a firm message from president obama. it was the first face-to-face meeting between presidents obama and putin since the start of the ukraine crisis. coming at d-day ceremonies commemorating a time the u.s. and russia were allies. speaking for 15 minutes at a lunch for heads of state, president obama demanded russia recognize the new ukrainian president and support for pro-russian militants and stop the flow of arms. sounding less than accommodating himself, mr. putin put the burden on kiev to stop the military operations against separati