issue, i -- i believe that all of this talk about who is doing more on sancti sanctions, the united states or europe, is really useless. first of all because we are united as shown, taking very important decisions like the cancellation of our european russian summit are now together, the cancellation of the g-8 summit in sochi and the organization of a g-7 summit here in brussels. it's true what you said that in fact european economy is much more linked to russia, and russia to the european union than the united states. and russias are much more looking to europe also because they are traveling more here and so on. that's precisely why one measure in europe that may appear not so ambitious as an american one has at least the same effect, because our trade with russia is comparable with what the united states has with japan, for instance. so we are preparing the necessary measures in a determined way, of course consulting with our american partners and friends. what is important as i just said is that we make sure that an acceptable action will bare very serious consequences. and so far this has been

the united states in europe staying united on this issue. twenty eight members of the european union are united were united in our determination to isolate russia and impose costs for russia's actions. thoughts on sanctions against russia the eu is not as united as the us president would like it out to see increases in the czech parliament has spoken out against introducing penalties against most kind in the latest twist german towns on the buckle says that of measures to ease the tension should be taken rather than punishing russia father taken. he hasn't decided to forget that we haven't reached the level of economists actions yet. i have no interest in an escalation. i was pretty scary. on the station tx when johnny is not the only country reluctance get on board with the eu sanctions blind spots and all treachery britain plans to stop bringing gas directly from russia. and as for the rest of the new alternative supplies are still off at his aunties nor smith expects that the rest to make this rice it doesn't back down on you crazy the eu

be avoided there may be additional time for diplomacy so long as it coupled with strong, united position of europe and the united states because russia has to take additional steps before annexation of crimea into russia. >> president obama was sitting across from the interim prime minister, but he wouldn't have been sitting across from ukrainian leaders of similar talent for much of the last 20 years. does it weaken america's hand in this instances that ukraine has been pretty badly run since the break up of the soviet union? >> well look, the problem that the united states faces and europe faces that ukraine at this point is pretty much a basket case, and it needs a tremendous amount of monetary assistance to deal with this set of pressing problems. but you put your finger on a broader issue. what has been problematic in ukraine for the past 20 years are elites. the elites who have spent much of their time actually in corrupt practices, stealing money from the state, and not building up the institutions of power that would make ukraine governorible. we came to this crisis in the past three or fo

natural forces that were looking for in addition it would also why no one was in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly well i would like to see more of a midwest and nato intervention inside syria. we know that when the current forces have been continually agitating all across the united states and europe and certainly other forces in turkey to feel the same. syria calling for us. a un probe into turkey's alleged plans for a so called false flag attack on for a consistently tried to rally needle against your looking for god causes for a possible invasion but she's real fortnight has been keeping track. turkey as one of syria's fiercest critics has led calls for an international intervention not only that it's persistently providing the reasons only. he claims syrian forces fired across the border of refugees and floats the idea of calling i need help for reinforcements and protect. he admits one of its app for military jets were shot down by damascus after flying over syria's air space and current teams didn't happen for reserving the right to respond to and after calling an emerg

russia down, but because the principles that have meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days the united states, europe, our partners around the world have been united in offense of these ideals, and united in support of the ukrainian people. together we have condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and rejected the legitimacy of the crimean referendum. together we have isolated russia politically, suspending it from the g-8 nations and down grading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs through sanctions that have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course, together we will insure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand, and the toll on russia's economy as well as it's standing in the world will only increase. meanwhile the united states and our allies will continue to support the government of ukraine as they chart a democratic course. together we are going to provide a significant package of assistance that can help stabilize the ukrainian economy and meet the basic needs of the people. ma

we are united in our commitment to europe's security. we are united in our determination to impose costs for russia's actions. i want to of the way, thank the presidents for their leadership they have shown during this difficult time. i want to commend the e.u. for the important steps taken already to make sure russia feels the costs of its behavior in ukraine by implementing visa bans and freezing assets and designating individuals for sanctions, as well as canceling a number of engagements with russia. and making it clear that if russia stays on its current course, the consequences for the russian economy will continue to grow. of course all this comes atop the measures and sanctions the united states and others around the world are imposing on russia, and taken together this is the most significant sanctions russia's faced since the end of the cold war. moreover, russia stands alone. russia stood alone when trying to defend its actions at the u.n. security council. the 28 members of the european union are united, the 28 members of nato

it was referred to as important because it shows the united states and europe were prepared to speak in one voice and act together. everyone wants to avoid the circumstance, find an off-ramp and resolve the issue diplomatically. we talked about time. first of all, secretary kerry is meeting with the russian counterpart. we hope the referendum can by avoided. if it can't be there'll be additional time for dip loam as which so long as it's coupled by positions, by united states. because russia has to take additional steps before any annexation of crimea into the russian frigs. >> president obama was sitting across from an interim ukranian prime minister. the well-educated talented tech no accurate. a guy that understands the financial system. he wouldn't have been sitting across from ukrainian leaders of similar talent. does it weaken america's hand. ukraine has been pretty badly run since the break-up of soviet union. the problem that the united states and europe faces is that ukraine at this point is pretty much a basket case economically and fiscally, and it needs a tremendous amoun

europe? >> no, not really. the united states is clearly going to provide more military support to the europeans. they're clearly going to call for the europeans to do more lifting. you also have the polish government, which is scared to hell of what's happening in ukraine and pressing their friends, the germans, very hard, which is why merkel has gotten behind the sanctions, otherwise she probably wouldn't have. so i think nato becomes more relevant as an organization in response to what the russians do to ukraine, but structurally you have a lot of nations that don't want to spend a lot of money. >> and we're seeing significant nato budget cuts. a lot to chew on with this speech. very significant, but a lot of broad statements of principle and a lot of questions outstanding about specifics and dr. sachs, your question about this iraq comparison is very interesting. i think we'll be seeing a lot of follow-up from that. well, thank you, both of you, for taking the time on this. and i'm sure we'll be coming back to this on

we are united in our commitment to europe's security and united in our determination to isolate russiafor russia's actions. every step of the way, i have coordinated closely with our allies and partners in europe. i want to thank the presidents for the leadership they have shown during this difficult time. i want to commend the eu for the important steps taken already to make sure russia feels the cost of its behavior in ukraine by implementing visa bans and freezing assets around designating individuals for sanctions and canceling engagements with russia and if they stay on their course, the consequences will continue to grow. this happens on top of the measures the united states are imposing on russia and taking together the most significant sanctions they have faced since the end of the cold war. more over, russia stands alone. the 28 members of the european union are united. the 28 members of nato are united. every member of the g-7 has imposed sanctions on russia as we announced on monday. we will meet without russia. if anyone in the russian leadership thought the world wouldn't

of the united states and europe stand united on this issue the twenty eight members of the european union are united were united in our determination to isolate russia and impose costs for russia's actions but on sanctions against russia the e.u. is not as united as the u.s. president would like to see previously checked parliament has spoken out against introducing penalties against moscow and in the latest twist german chancellor angela merkel says the measures to ease the tension should be taken rather than punishing russia take a look here's an attitude is to forgive we haven't reached the level of economists sanctions yet i have no interest in an escalation i work for a discoloration on the station yes. well germany is not the only country reluctant to get on board with the sanctions plan despite some harsh rhetoric britain plans to start bringing in gas directly from russia as for the rest of the e.u. alternative supplies are still far fetched as artes nor smith explains. that the rhetoric this if russia doesn't back down on ukraine the e.u. and u.s. will apply broader sanctions on

make no mistake neither the united states nor europe. has any interest in controlling ukraine. one wonders if us officials at the same message when they descended on the streets of kiev to cheer on the revolution and when members of the obama administration with deciding in private or should be in the ukrainian government and should not. it is. i just wanted to stay on and do homework and shop. doesn't obama. this suggests that with the us into iraq was not as bad as calling the adjoining workshop. we did not claim for an ex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for him again. instead we ended our ward. the left iraq to its people. a fully sovereign iraqi state. they can make decisions about its own future million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees country was ripped apart five thousand americans died tens of thousands have life changing injuries. can you compare that. what happened in iraq what happened in crimea in the last two weeks as an obama has failed to mention that the us left in iraq which was becoming a safe hav

appear on this you know the united states and europe stand united on this issue the twenty members of the european union are united were united in our determination to isolate russia and impose costs for russia's actions but on sanctions against russia the e.u. is not as united as the u.s. president would like it to appear previously the czech parliament has spoken out against introducing penalties on moscow and in the latest twists german chancellor angela merkel said the measures to ease tensions should be taking rather then rather than punishing russia for a better take a listen to that. to forgive we haven't reached the stage when we need to impose economic sanctions yet and we hope to avoid it i'm not interested in installation on the contrary i'm working on discoloration of the situation. germany is not the only country reluctant to endorse the e.u. sanctions plan that despite some harsh rhetoric of britain lancers are bringing in gas directly from russia and as with the rest of the e.u. alternative suppliers are few and far between as art is laura smith explains. tha

russia down but because the principles that have meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days the united states, europe and our partners around the world have been united in defense of these ideals. and united in support of the ukrainian people. together we've condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and reject the legitimacy of the crimean referendum. together we have isolated russia politically, suspending it from the g-8 nations and downgrading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs through sanctions that have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course, together we will ensure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand and the toll on russia's economy as well as its standing in the world will only increase. and meanwhile the united states and our allies will continue to support the government of ukraine as they chart a democratic course. together we are going to provide a significant package of assistance that can help stabilize the ukrainian economy and meet the basic needs of the people. ma

we're united in our commitment to europe's security. ion to isolate russia and impose costs for russia's actions. every step of the way, i've coordinated closely with our allies and partners in europe, and i want to thank the presidents for the leadership they've shown during this time. i want to commend the e.u. for the important steps taken already to make sure russia feels the costs of its behavior in ukraine, by implementing visa bans and freezing assets and designating individuals for sanctions. the consequences for the russian economy will continue to grow. of course, all this comes atop the measures and sanctions that the united states and others around the world are imposing on russia and taken together, they are the most significant sanctions russia's faced since the end of the cold war. moreover, russia stands alone, when defending actions at the u.n. security council. the 28 members of the european union are united, the members of nato are united. every member has imposed sanctions on russia, as we announced monday, and the g7

because the situation is very simple now gas prices in the united states from head to fab they extreme achieve them much cheaper than the europe plan of course so serious a cheaper than that on asian markets and if united states will really begin an expert of elegy it will see the increase in the gas prices inside united states it will be the end all for economical polisario for mr obama because mr obama speaking about her telling off of factories from asia to united states and the main argument is she guess because cheap gas means she put it to city eve there will be no cheap gas you know there will be no cheap put it through cities but there will be no economic growth inside united states so that is why i absolutely sure that that now we can hear a lot of political in which you waited to slogans serious elegy exit from united states but the main aim for united states in my opinion is not to struggle with russia the main aim is to keep cheaper gas and cheap electricity inside you not to say so that is why united states will not be the suicide spot of elegy us speaking about next to kate i tape it what it was what it made ener

and this movement was for ukraine to be part of the united europe and for european values. >> do yout to see ukraine laying towards the west? or stay where it's been, which is a middle road between the west and russia? >> i know that russia has partly achieved its objective by means of this aggression and the majority of politicians and analysts monitoring the situation in ukraine have begun to say ukraine is better left in this gray zone and it would be better if ukraine stayed in the middle of nowhere to ensure peace in the region. i support peace and quiet in the region of course. but i would like to remind you that more than 70% of ukrainians want to be part of europe and that should be taken into account. if russia daycares t daiks t dictates to the world how to be produce geopolitical relationships there is no hope for the world. i think whatever way russia behaves the european union and the whole democratic world has to do their best to ensure that the association agreement is signed with ukraine and to not leave ukraine in the gray zone. >> that sounds like leaning west. >> a

forces that were looking for you provocation it would also wind up with forces in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly more like and who would like to see more of a of a western nato intervention inside of syria and we know that these warmongering forces have been continually agitating all across the united states and in europe and certainly there are forces in turkey that feel the same way syria is calling for a u.n. probe into turkey's alleged plans for a false flag attack on car has consistently tried to rally nato against syria looking for causes for a possible invasion or has been keeping track of those attempts turkey as one of serious fiercest critics has led calls for an international intervention not only that it's persistently providing the reasons for. turkey claims syrian forces fired across the border at refugees and floats the idea of calling on nato for reinforcement and protection. turkey admits one of its f. four military jets was shot down by damascus after flying over syria's airspace and kora deems it an act of war reserving the right to respond and after calli

this entire event is pointed for the need for europe to further diversify its energy resources and the united states is blessed with some additional energy sources that have been developed in part because of new technologies, and we've already licensed, authorized the export of as much natural gas each day as europe uses each day, but it's going into the open market. it's not targeted districtly. the question is, whether through our energy ministers and at the highest levels we're able to find ways in which we can accelerate this process of diversification and this is something we're very much committed to. we think it would be good for europe. we think it would be good for the united states. it's not something that can happen overnight. but what i think this entire crisis has pointed to is the need for us to get moving now with a sense of urgency, and our energy ministers are committed to doing that. that was their assignment coming out of the g7 meeting. just on the t-tip very briefly, we already do enormous trade and there's enormous direct investment between the united states and europe.

once a year of the uniting europe the new knight is ukraine. and basically she says. glory be to ukraine and uribe to europe to finish both very passionate speeches here sydney under a stronger support from europe for the ukrainians and likewise ukrainian stress that they want the parts of europe. and that humans and with a sixteen year approaching from the irish capital of kathleen and i am. and that aspiration of the pc show the ukraine along with sanctions could have that is different to impacts on the british economy to rush things are big spenders in uk and the most money flows into london that could increase its maintenance to stop looking for a safe haven for their money upfront that diesel is a major supplier of gas supplies to europe and the supplies may be caught the theory reports from london. no because some of the men's wealthy disruptions confidante. on the dean of the club is one of the many russian businessmen that the chinese and to invest in the uk. russians with a pink east and to cease only as a multi million pound times in two thousand and thirteen

country are stronger than ever let's hear from mr caruso again and why he thinks the idea of a united europe has lost its appeal for many. everyone in europe was thrilled when the european union started really good belonging to europe as a whole it was a very exciting historical moment at the can achieve but those feelings have changed for me something went wrong and there are deep discrepancies between countries that don't do you like some people and. has always said the strong do towards independence and we good at it to express itself with the final goal of are risk reconstructing from scratch a new political and destructive system. we know is developing in that field it's about time we belong to ourselves. well spain of course is not eager to let catalonia go the constitutional court has ruled the region has no right to hold a vote on sovereignty showed you for september but an arc from the european partnership for independence says the government can't keep ignoring the drive for independence it's not that actually a situation they don't only have recognized by the citizenship but also

keep russia down, but because the principles that meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days, unitednd europe and partners around the world are united in the defense of these ideals. together we condemned the russian invasion of ukraine. and rejected the crimea referundum. we have suspended russia from the g- eight nation its and down grading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs through sanctions that left a mark on and those accountable for its actions. >> and if the russian leadership stays on the current course together, we will insure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand and the toil on russian economy and the standing in the world will only increase. and meanwhile the united states and her allies will continue to support the government of ukraine as they chart a democratic course. together we are going to provide a significant package of assistance to stabilize the ukranian economy and meet the basic needs of the people. make no mistake neither the united states nor europe has any interest in controlling ukraine. we have sent no troops there. but what

russia down, but because the principles that have meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days, the unitedtes, europe, and our partners around the world have been united in defense of these ideals. and united in support of the ukrainian people. together, we have condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and rejected the legitimacy of the crimean referendum. together, we have isolated russia politically, suspecting it from the g-8 nations, and downgrading our bilateral ties. together, we are imposing costs through sanctions that have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course, together we will ensure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand, and the toll on russia's economy, as well as its standing in the world will only increase. meanwhile, the united states and our allies will continue to support the government of ukraine, as they chart a democratic course. together, we are going to provide a significant package of assistance that can help stabilize the ukrainian economy. and meet the basic needs of the peo

russia down but because the principles that have meant so much to europe and the world must be lifted up. over the last several days the united states, europe and our partners around the world have been united in defense of these ideals. and united in support of the ukrainian people. together we've condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and reject the legitimacy of the crimea referendum. together we have isolated russia politically, suspending it from the g-8 nations and downgrading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs through sanctions that have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course, together we will ensure that this isolation deepens. sanctions will expand and the toll on russia's economy as well as its standing in the orld will only increase. and meanwhile the united states and our allies will continue to support the government of ukraine as they chart a democratic course. together we are going to provide a significant package of assistance that can help stabilize the ukrainian economy and meet the basic needs of the people. make

the united states and europe have been talking tough with russian president putin, and today backed up the talk with economic action. the u.s. sanctions primarily target russians close to putin's inner majo circle. the question is whether going after the money will make putin back down. joining us from stockholm, senior program officer for germany marshal fund. and georg from san francisco, post doc post doc doctorate fellow . is there a reality taking shape that is much different from what governments in washington, brussels and elsewhere are ready to recognize? >> i certainly think that it's created very quickly on the ground. it seems to be --this is not an i am positive reaction impulsive reaction. this is a scenario at play here that is well thought out, and that's to substantiate a better bargaining position for negotiations at the e.u. and united states, this is really at the beginning as said in the report, this is something that at this stage i think it's very hard to forecast. >> nadia, how do you gauge the size and extent of the sanctions versus the size and extent of the pr

and so the recipe for europe was what else could it be, the united states and europe. there's only one good form of government as we know, that's the united states. so they should have been the face of europe. and i believe that this misunderstanding, which started in, has carried us to this day. basic understanding is that in order to overcome the tragedy of the 20th century, to become a modern, productive, democratic, et cetera, europe somehow had to replicate the institutions of the united states. and francois pointed that out. there was even a constitutional dimension your a few years ago. the fact is that the institutions of the united states as we know were set up for a very specific situation. over 200 years ago. and we don't really have a lot of relevance either do the geographic and historical situation of europe or the mentality of europeans. american institutions were set up to stimulate controversy and even confrontation among the branches of government. they were done on purpose that way. the europeans like consensus. they like discussion, dialogue, agreeme

country stronger than ever let's hear again from mr could do so and why he thinks the idea of a united europe has lost its appeal for many. everyone in europe was thrilled when the european union started really good belonging to europe as a whole it was a very exciting historical moment that it should mend but those feelings have changed for me something went wrong and there are deep discrepancies between countries that you don't do you make lots of people unhappy and so dean has always said the strong do towards independence and we good at it would express itself with the final goal of risk reconstructing from scratch a new political and system. we know is developing in that field it's about time we belong to ourselves. and then r.t. dot com we've got more on the new nations that do hope to spring up within europe also online. now i apologize for ritual humiliation ramallah say palestinians as people queue for hours to get to work across the border in jerusalem israeli officials say the backlog is down to necessary security measures but for some critics the real reason is far less legitimate

we're going to be patient and hopefully in the end the strength of the democratic countries of europe and the united states and canada are going to help keep europe united and peaceful over the long term. but i agree with you, larry, we should get behind the president and support him and politics should stop at the water's edge. >> thank you for that. to me, it's simple. i'm a reagan guy. i'm a conservative. but sometimes you have to get behind the president for hefen's sake. nick, quickly, in your article today in the "ft," you won a chorus of criticism, not just the eu, gnat toe, but you want india, japan, south korea. that's a true global criticism of putin that would isolate himself. is there any progress on these other countries, is the administration going to these other countries? >> well, it's interesting, i'm going to ask my class that tomorrow up here at harvard, how have the indians, the japanese, the brazilians come forward? putin has violated the u.n. charter, the helsinki act -- three international laws, he's crossed the line. we americans have been on the receiving end of a lot of lec

here are the results: >> ukraine's leaders, the united nations, europe and the white house condemn sunday's election. nick schifrin is in simferepol with more on the historic referendum. >> it is pouring around me, and that is the only thing that could get all of these celebrators off the streets tonight. if you talk to international and domestic monitors, they list a long list of irregularities. they say the voter poll was not accurate, the population was intimidated by pro-russian troops and militia that were armed on the streets, and the ballot was down to two questions - join russia now or later. but talk to the people and they don't care, they got to decide their own destiny. >> for the majority of crimeans, march 16th will be known as independence day. the day they voted to separate from a ukraine they never wanted to be part of. the day they voted to join a russia that they call a mother land. >> i'm happy to be russia. it's my choice, my voice today. i'm lucky to be in russia. >> they celebrated one of the most lopsided votes europe has posted. for 12 straight hours, one after anoth

and also to try and show that the united states and europe are united when it comes to dealing with russia over the crisis in the ukraine. on the sidelines of this meeting, there was one more positive sign. there are reports the russian foreign minister is expected to meet his ukrainian counterpart for the first time. gavin hewitt, bbc news, the hague. >> the acting ukrainian former minister, lavrov and russian minister have met. a short time ago i spoke about these talks with david kramer, who is now the president of freedom house. do you think president putin cares that the g-8 meeting won't take place in sochi? >> i think he cares a little bit but obviously nowhere near enough to alter his behavior. what he cares about much more is whether he and his colleagues in the kremlin and businessmen will pay a price for their actions. that i think is what matters more. being excluded from the g-8, not hosting the meeting in the g-8 is to me an obvious step that the g-7 needs to take. but i'm not sure that is going to get mr. putin's attention. >> so president obama arrived in the hague this mor

and that reflects the grow commitment to the goal that has brought europe and the united states together for decades, a europe that is whole and free and at peace. in closing i just want to say to the presidents as you prepare to conclude your tenures later this year, thank you for all of the outstanding work that you have been able to do together. we have gone through some very rocky waters. we persevered through some very difficult economic times. but out there this process, we have been able to deepen the ties between the european union and the united states. we have been able to advance the cause of security and human dignity around the world. i'm great for your leadership and friendship, and for the purposes of our countries that we represent here today, your dedication to the transatlantic relationship. so thank you very much. >> thank you for your statement, president obama. now it is time for two questions. >> it is now 9:58 eastern standard time. you are listening to the president speaking live from brussels belgium. they are going to take questions from reporters, each reporter

root and in amsterdam and the president saying he hopes to come away from these meetings with a united europeed with the united states and sanctions and punishment and deterrent against russia to go further and has a marquis meeting later this afternoon and he called the meeting himself. g 7 nations of industrialized countries and not g 8 and rush what -- russia has sanctions and that is a very important distinction there, del, the president thinking ahead now as the russian troops are on the border of eastern ukraine, threatening eastern and southern ukraine to have a high concentration of russians and fear that putin's designs do not stop at crimea is the urgency the president brings to the meetings in the hague today, del. >> are you getting a sense from the hague that everybody is on the same page concerning russia and its aggression in crimea? >> reporter: well, the white house certainly hopes so and the president will continue for another day here in the hague. he has more bilaterals planned with japan and south korea tomorrow and go on to an eu summit on brussels on wednesday and anoth

this entire event i think has pointed to the need for europe to look at how it can further diversify its energy sources and the unitedis blessed with some additional energy source that is have been developed in part because of new technologies. and, we have already licensed, authorized the export of, as much natural gas each day as europe uses each day. but it is going into the open market. it is not targeted directly. it is going through private companies who get these licenses and they make decisions on the world market about where that energy is going to be sold. the question is, whether through our energy ministers and at the highest levels we're able to find ways in which we can accelerate this process of diversification and this is something we're very much committed to. we think it would be good for europe. we think it would be good for the united states. it is not something that can happen overnight. but, what i think this entire crisis has pointed to the need for to us get moving now with a sense of your -- urgency and our energy ministers are committed to doing that that was their assignment coming out of t

message to russia. >> continue to hope that there's a diplomatic solution to be found, but the united states and europe united, not only in its message about ukraineian sovereign cut but there will be consequences if the sovereignty is violated. >> no word on how for a the u.s. and europe would go. >> you wonder about the consequences. let's bring in chris wallace. you there's so many ties here. the germans have energy ties, and so much banking done in london that knee ore -- neither of those seem overly willing to get tough on sanctions. >> the biggs development in the last 4 hours was that yesterday the german chancellor, angela merkel who has been very weary of steep -- stepping up and getting involved in economic sanctions against russia, has apparently had enough, with the massing of troops on the border, the crimean referendum, and a vote only, and kind of in quotations, and talking about the -- an end to sovereignty and erasing borders. she is talking tough about sanctions, and my guess is if they go ahead and -- there's every reason to believe they will with the referendum -- >> are you'll star

the united states and europe have been slated against russia.n kerry and sergei lavrov are due to meet in paris. they are meant to talk about syria, but no doubt ukraine will fig fighture. ukrainian soldiers, meanwhile, have been, in some says forced to choose sides. jennifer glasse reports from sevastopol. >> if there's somewhere where the russians have full control, it's here at sevastopol. ships of the black sea fleet halt all traffic, draining all life from this otherwise thriving port. if the russian's intentions is to take over ukrainian military instillations, it is not over yet. ukrainian servicemen refuse to yield to the russian show of force. >> the russians take position in front of this army base. we spoke to some of the ukrainian servicemen through the gate. they said they had not received an ultimatum. they said they had no intention to vender the base because they had pledged loyalty to ukraine, and said that they hoped it would be solved peacefully. the soldiers are digging in for the long haul. relying on the support of relative

>> europe in particular. the unitedtates has some contacts with russia, not as extensive as europe. >> i'm talking about natural gas. >> and also, what the united states has over the long run is now an energy card. and they should probably begin to deploy that card so over time, the russian leverage with regard to that is reduced. >> how deep does the united states want to get into this? on an economic battle, sanctions, how deep is the u.s. willing to go? >> i think this is the conundrum in terms of a global economy or a global architecture, and dealing with powers like china, like russia, where you have opportunities to cooperate, such as iran, and you have deep divisions as we now see with russian behavior in and around ukraine. i think it will be important for the credibility of the united states to try to impose, along with europe, significant costs on putin. >> they're not going to work, crimea is now a done deal. >> that's what i'm saying, what's the point? >> well, the point is to try to make clear that the fart

was a mere observer to the revolution in kiev make no mistake neither the united states nor europe has any interest in controlling ukraine one wonders if u.s. officials got the same message when they descended on the streets of kiev to cheer on the revolution and when members of the obama administration were deciding in private who should be in the ukrainian government and who should not i don't think leetch should go into the government i don't think it's necessary i don't think it's a good idea in terms of they're not going into the government just let him sort of stay out in doofus judical hallmark and stuff president obama suggested with the us did to iraq was not as bad as quine needed joining russia we did not claim or enix iraq's territory we did not grab its resources for our own name instead we ended our war. and left iraq to its people and they fully sovereign iraqi state. that can make decisions about its own future a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees a country was ripped apart five thousand americans died tens of thousa

it would also wonder what was in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly worldwide who would like to see more of a the west and nato intervention inside syria. we know that the four hundred forces have been continually agitating the united states and in europe and certainly other forces in turkey that you'll be saying what. the sign on the ground trying to run a nation again serie a team and prepare to take his previous attempts to spark a full blown war but did say that but the blocking of that line turkey has one of syria's fiercest critics has led calls for an international intervention not only that it's persistently providing the reasons for it. he claims syrian forces fired across the border at refugees and floats the idea of calling i need help for reinforcements and protection. turkey admits one of its staff or military jets was shot down by damascus after flying over series airspace and current teams didn't happen for reserving the right to respond to and after calling an emergency nato meeting turkey were mine the alliance of its responsibility to protect m

and for that the united states and europe must work together. john kornblum who is sitting right here, reminded me of a breakfast that when the president went to berlin last year he made a speech in which he mentioned the european union not once, not once. and you know, this is noted and so there's a lot of work to be done, not only in redressing the u.s.-eu relationship but this whole sense that the united states under the obama administration simply lost interest to a large degree in europe. the president did the dutiful minimum. he did what was dergere and he didn't do more than that i think we're seeing part of the price today of that, i think, somewhat foolhardy disregard for this pivotal alliance in global affairs. thank you. >> all transatlantics said, amen. we have, about 20 minutes or so before a coffee break for some good questions. let me throw out a few. then we'd like to open this up, if it is okay with the panel, why don't we gather some questions an we'll let you sort of have a final round and closing comments. we keep focusing na

"the united states and europe, stand united on this issue. we are united in our support for ukraine and for the need to provide economic assistance to help stabilize its economy. we're united in our committment to europe's security." in an effort for europe to reduce it's dependency on russian oil and gas, the president said negiotiations have started on a transatlantic trade agreement to export energy to the e-u. europe gets about a third of its oil and gas from russia, much of it flowing through ukraine. president obama pushed europe to "diversify its energy sources". a meeting of european and u.s. energy officials will take place next week. debris spotted in the indian ocean could be the breakthrough officials have been hoping for in the malaysia airlines mystery. military planes from six countries and five ships from australia and china are currently sweeping a search zone. satellite images released yesterday show 122 objects over 154 square miles. that's according to the malaysian transport minister. the debris is described as close in p

we continue to hope that there is a diplomatic solution to be found, but the united states and europetand united not only in its message about ukraine kran sovereignty, but also there will be consequences if in fact that sovereignty continues to be violated. we had an opportunity to discuss the fact that ireland does tremendous work around the world. >> we've obviously lost the president's comment there is. we will hopefully get that back on rack and bring you the latest on what the president said regarding the ukraine. also we know new comments from secretary of state john kerry are expected within the hour, as well. he's in london and just met with his counter part from russia. so we'll have the latest developments. these don't look clean. [ doorbell rings ] the johnsons! stall them. first word... uh...chicken? hi, cascade kitchen counselor. stop stalling and start shining with cascade platinum packs. over time, platinum fights cloudy residue 3x better than the competing gel. it's so powerful it even helps keep the dishwasher sparkling. avoid embarrassing moments... at least for you