however, we also recognize that aggression unpunished, unacknowledged, unresponded to only leads to moreression. that can't be good for nato. it can't be good for europe. it can't be good for world peace. it can't be good for the united states. >> he did this same sort of thing in georgia, but he did it with a lot more pomp and circumstance. what seemed to me unique about this operation from the very beginning is the sort of social media quietness of it all. he took crimea without firing a shot. all it took was a large bag full of lies and patience and he did it right under our noses. >> he did it under our noses and then by the -- at the point of the gun, at the end of a gun, he had a false, a sham annexation referendum. and this was clearly recognized by the entire world as a sham. and yet he says that he's annexed it. the world has not recognized it and should not recognize it. >> we're talking about the same man who by all evidence -- can i prove it? no but by all evidence his troops are accused of shooting down a jet that killed 300 people. you would think that just has not happened