. >> trying to get back a lot of the territory from the former ussr. >> that's right.hat putin's goal is, keeps trying to go and recreate the territorial conquests that the ussr had and you can see the czars had in the days before the russian revolution. he is trying to create buffer states and create russian security. he believes russia is extremely vulnerable to attacks not only from the west but from other areas as well. so he wants to create a system of buffer states, at the very least client states beholden to moscow and this is the first step in that direction. >> well, hopefully we'll figure something out there. thank you colonel. >> you bet. >> more now on the drone strikes that the white house says killed three americans including a hostage. two traitors and terrorists, but one innocent guy who -- man just really devoted his life to helping people all over the world. just a fantastic human being by all accounts, who really met a horrible end. the feds have kept many details of the drone program that is responsible under wraps but said at least eight americans

we ukrainians don't want back to the ussr. our future, most population see future in modern ukraine. that's our goal. >> do you want to see ukraine to be a part of nato, or do you worry if ukraine is wedded into that alliance it will be constantly be upon between russia and the west. >> the chance to be part is big because all ukrainians see our future in european union. to be part of nato or not my personal opinion yes. but it is very sensitive decision and this is a decision, we have to do it with understanding with the population. >> you had a very successful professional boxing career. but when you were in that boxing ring there were rules. now you're in a different arena a political arena where a lot of people that you're up against play by no rules. >> it's true. the first incident no one knows what the distance. second point the young democracy as ukraine to baltics that is like a mixed fight no rules. and we want to bring european style of life, not only in life but also in politics with clear rules. if you destroy the

when the ussr fell, estonia regained its freedom, and in 2004, it joined the european union. modernized at an astounding rate since the fall of the soviet union. its business district shines with the same glass and steel gleam you'll find in any modern city. yet nearby are the rugged and fully intact medieval walls, and the town within these ramparts has a beautifully preserved old-world ambiance. among medieval cities in the north of europe, none are as well preserved as tallinn. the town hall square was a marketplace through the centuries. its fine old buildings are a reminder that tallinn was once an important medieval trading center. today it's a touristy scene, full of people just having fun. through the season, each midday, cruise-ship groups congest the center as they blitz the town in the care of local guides. like many tourist zones, tallinn's is a commercial gauntlet. here there's a hokey torture museum, strolling russian dolls, medieval theme restaurants complete with touts, and enthusiastic hawkers of ye olde taste treats. woman: [ laughs ] steves: but just a coup

meanwhile in 1929 the ussr announced its first five-year of economic development.ver those years of isolation the soviet leadership had headed by stalin about two conduct a mass of lead bath in the country physically wiping out all political opposition and destroyed millions and millions of peasants who had refused to adhere to the foreign system and to starve to death. millions of ukrainian farmers who would not bow to the draconian demands for week -- it was in the process of annihilating russia's most precious human resource the intelligentsia. it was in the process of creating a new human entity or so-called homeless -- the great terror of 1937 and in 1938 lay just ahead but no recognition know and engagement no interference if you will on the west part the absence of any united outcry played knows no small role in allowing the soviet system to evolve the way it did. it would be remiss of me on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany not to mention the fact that by the end of the 1930s the west in particular great britain and france refuse

meanwhile, in 1929 the ussr announced its first five-year plan of economic development. over those years of nonrecognition and isolation the soviet leadership headed by stalin had been allowed to conduct a massive bloodbath in the tunt. it had physically wiped out all political opposition. it had destroyed millions and millions of peasants to refused to adhere to the collective farm system. it had starved to death millions of ukrainian farmers who would not bow to the draconian demands for wheat and flour. it was in the process of annihilating russia's most precious human resource the intelligence. it was in the process of creating a new human entity, the so-called homeless soviet. the great terror of 1937 and 1938 lay just ahead but nonrecognition, nonengagement, and isolation, noninterference, if you will, on the west's part, the absence of any united outcry, all this played no small role in allowing the soviet system to evolve the way it did. it would be remiss of me on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany not to mention the fact that by the e

we ukrainian don't want back to ussr. our future almost 80% of population sees the future in modern european democratic country. ukraine. it's our goal. >> so with regards to ukraine's security future, do you want to see ukraine be a part of nato or do you worry that if ukraine is wedded into that alliance that it will set it up to be constantly a pawn between russia and the u.s? >> just ukraine population decide that, at this point. and there's a chance to be part of naights is big because all ukrainians see our future in european union to be part of nato or not my personal opinion, yes. but it's very sensitive decision. and the decision we have to do it with understanding with population. >> now you had a very successful professional boxing career. but when you were in that boxing ring there were rules. now you're in a different arena a political arena where a lot of people that you're up against play by no rules. how have you adapted to this new is arena? >> it is true. in professional boxing you have just 12 rounds. i

they said it was clearly an act for the ussr war wartime heroism. >> we'll continue our trip. don't want to create problems for the guys. do you see how ridiculous that we have to disguise our trip. this russian phobia has gone too far. on the very eve of victory day we should hides ourselves and go secretly to the graves of our ancestors j he suggests that more bikers will attempt the journey, but germany said that they won't let the group in either. vladimir putin has wind with them many times. and it has earned them a place on the sanction list. they're on the full front of anti-maidan, attempting to preventing a western ukraine up rising. the group insists they're just a bunch of bikers. but in the current climate of east-west temperatures this is exactly why they make european states so nervous. rory challands al jazeera. >> we'll have all the sport including barcelona go goal crazy. and robin will have all the details in just a moment. >> for sport here is robin. >> the baseball team are looking at alternative times and venues for the home games this week after the baseb

i remember ozal at the time the ussr was disintegrating making no secret of a turkish dream given the talking about. how is turkey seen today, particularly given some of the tumult that's going on there? >> it's a good question. and frankly one that i'm almost more comfortable asking of our partners in the region. i do not want to necessarily suggest how they are seeing turkey. i think you are right about turkey's interests and ambitions. it is also true that the turks have a tremendous amount on their hands in their immediate environment right now and that's challenging. the bottom line, at least from our perspective again is this is not about creating false choices or imposing choices on our partners in central asia. one of the differences that we bring to the table is a profound and strong belief that our partners have a right to make their own decisions and make their own choices about the future. and if that involves us, so much the better. but if it involves other countries in the region, that is their decision. >> johans? >> thank you very much. from brookings. i thank you for

because they had started killing jews in the ussr. he finally finds someone that he used to hang out with in 1936 because all of his friends are gone. so, his friend basically signals that the room is bugged and that when the meeting is over he will be killed. robison does not say a word. it tells you that in these moments where you have these conflicting values -- that is part of what the italian colonies issue does for me, it allows me to look incisively when there are these conflicting values about what you prioritize. most scholars when they are writing on robison focus on south africa. south africa becomes easy because the soviet union is in south africa, it makes it easy for robison to be against south africa, but on the italian colonies issue when you move north you start seeing what the priorities look like. meanwhile, the naacp in fact takes on the u.s. state department. on this issue. there had been a plan to do some carving up where britain would get this chunk where there was a base and a communications facility. france wo

in the ussr. and so, he finally find somebody that he used to hang out with in 1936. because all his friends are gone. so his friends basically signals the room is bugged. and when this meeting is over, he is going to be killed. and robeson does not say a word. because -- so, it tells you that in these moments where you have these conflicting values, and that is part of what the italian colonies issue does for me -- it allows me to look incisively when there are these conflicting values about what do you prioritize? because most scholars when they are writing on robeson focus in on south africa. south africa becomes easy, because the soviet union is against south africa. so makes it easy for robeson to be against south africa. on this italian colonies issue when you move north you start seeing what those priorities look like. meanwhile, the naacp, in fact, takes on the u.s. state department on this issue. there was a plan to do some carving up where britain would get this chunk where there was a a's and a communications facility. france would get this chunk. italy we

in comparison to the warsaw pact minus the ussr would be to the net advantage and would take the initiative away. bush eventually agreed to back scaled back version of the plan. he and his staff wanted to create an underlying condition that would make the berlin wall no longer necessary or significantly he was once a taken initiative away to think through this and what they wanted to achieve militarily strategically, economically, or via a set of things to reduce it, which also often meant getting the uk and france and germany to agree. i'm a third example was the decision on the brent scowcroft commission to push their radical reductions in nuclear missiles and to reduce the number of warheads and reconvert or to download this. his argument, and one that gradually prevails was that rockets with up to 10 warheads were both more attractive as targets and more attractive as weapons that can be used in contrast to this. and in fact this is some of the logic. other moves as a strategist were his insistence that iraq had to leave kuwait the first one in convincing bush and others in short order

the ussr fell apart not because it was isolated or nonengagement on the part of the west.in fact actually made it stronger. but it fell apart because of the system that ceased a function. it was simply not viable. when it fell apart when gorbachev and yelts incame into power. did if engage a new russia. is the deeper than good old boris pr policy was this and you lost the cold war you can pay for it. just shut up go back into the cave you are a second-rate country. we don't care about you anymore. have the west the united states first and foremost, and decided to engage gorbachev's soviet union and russia. to engage with the same that did not engage postwar germany and postwar italy. they will create and support the democratic development and institutions. russia today would be a very different country. in conclusion let me say this. the russia that exists and a large measure of no engagement by the west. of the policy that is aimed to humbling the nafgs the proud people. i vote foreign gaugement, i want to see the change in russia. change positive. both for russia and to

the ussr fell apart not because it was isolated or nonengagement on the part of the west.eight in fact actually made it stronger. but it fell apart because of the system that ceased a function. it was simply not viable. when it fell apart, when gorbachev and yelts incame into power. what was the west response? did they engage? if you look a little deeper than good old boris pr policy was this, and you lost the cold war, you can pay for it. just shut up, go back into the cave. you are a second-rate country. we don't care about you anymore. have the west the united states first and foremost, and decided to engage gorbachev's soviet union and russia. engage with the same aims it engaged for germany and postwar italy they will create and support the democratic development and institutions. russia today would be a very different country. in conclusion, let me say this. the russia that exists and a task that exists today is to a large measure the result of no engagement by the west. of the policy that is aimed to humbling what is a nation of proud people. i vote for engagement,

which was the twin pillar policy where we supported both iran and saudi arabia against the ussr but more the support went to because it was more developed. they are even more concerned that we would tilt toward iran and recognize ron's -- iran's power and industry, technological race, and think that they should be -- that their aspirations in the region should be accepted. so, while these countries will say that they have a cautious willingness to consider this agreement, i would say that there is substantial concern there. you can even see in the case of qatar that although it is often said the relations with iran are cordial, almost as cordial as oman's, i would point out that they voted in favor when they had a rotating seat on the security council, they voted in favor of the resolution in march 2007. it imposed sanctions on iraq -- iran. it identified people who should be sanctioned and banks who should be sanctioned. they are on record with eating concerned about that program. i would even say that in the capitals, there are people who if his agreement -- if this agreement fails to

negotiating a nuclear weapons deal with the soviet union he did not simultaneously try to address the ussr's support for proxies in central america or the middle east or their provocative naval activities in the pacific ocean. he knew that by taking one issue off the table it would make america and the world safer even if it didn't address all of our grievances at once. and he knew that if he did put everything on the table all at once then there would be no progress. just like a little kid can't eat a hot dog all in one bite, no matter how hard he tries we all have to make progress one bite at a time. that's often just how life and in fact, how negotiations tend to work. so i hope that my colleagues will oppose these well-meaning amendments that are being offered. they have laudable goals. but in the real world, they are simply unrealistic within the confines of these negotiations, and they'll have the effect of killing the deal entirely. and on a broader scale i hope when this debate is done, madam president, that we can also ask ourselves some bigger questions. diplomacy is power. it's no