before that the president slammed vladimir putin at a conference in mexico saying that vladimir putin had a different view, that he doesn't recognise basic freedoms in ukraine or anywhere else. over the cores of the past week, the men had three separate calls, no public indication that they are closer to an agreement, to averting or ending the crisis in ukraine. >> thank you very much. vladimir putin's relationship with other world leaders are mixed. germany's angela merkel could broker a deal. she speaks russian, he german, and the two spoke three times in the past week. china could be putting pressure on russia. china is important and has trade relations with ukraine. vladimir putin supported bashar al-assad in the government battle with rebels. they backed the position from crimea. in the u.s. senator john mccain says vladimir putin gets no respect. the editor and public -- publisher joins us now. is he - compared to world leaders, how effective is vladimir putin? >> i think he - he is an effective leader. that doesn't mean he's not an authoritarian leader. that he isn't someone th

vladimir putin is desperate. despite there is no opposition of the crackdowns, he had to do something dramatic. i still think in this time he will not be able to, you know, overcome the crisis. basically he - there's no way he can carry through. ukraine is too big. europe and america have experience, the western powers are not going to tolerate this behaviour from a country that doesn't have adequate resources. i think this time it will signify the end. it will be messy. i'm afraid it will not be nice. >> crimea is not that big. you have said that western governments are more leverage than they realise to move russia, they need to apply it. what is the leverage, do you think they will apply it. >> simple things. last time i was in florida, it's full of bits of russian government officials, oligarchs. they have houses there, the lifestyle, they buy houses in europe. basically most of them - they are there. i am sure vladimir putin has a big amount of cash than anyone has controlled. it is in western banks. the wes

vladimir putin has gone beyond posturing.e are behind that with what russian - movement of russian forces that we know is going on in crimea, and in eastern ukraine, outside crimea itself. it seems like vladimir putin committed to military action. he's gone beyond posturing. >> what happens next, do you think. there's talk of vladimir putin affecting the natural gas supplies to ukraine and other countries. what is next in the playbook, possibly. >> you know, messing with gas supply is something he has done before. this is something that everyone would expect him to do under these circumstances, the use of economic leverage. i wouldn't be surprised to see him doing that. in some ways he leapfrogged the mackia very wellian strategy of using economic levers and gone straight to military action. once you have invaded a country, you are beyond stipulating supplies and economic measures to get your way. i would have thought vladimir putin, being a cool, calm character, would play a cautious wait and see attitude, and use the econom

vladimir putin obviously is not popular here.believes the claims he's making about his actions in crimea. when russia says that russian-speaking people in crimea are under attack, under threat, you say -- >> it is not true. it is not true over ukraine. it's unfair so it's -- >> do you worry? do you worry about what's happening? >> yeah, of course. they're trying to divide ukraine to like east and west. >> the new government in kiev called up military reservists, even those not of military age will tell you they're ready to fight. >> he said my friend said i'm ready to give a bribe for military commission, just take me to army. just -- i want to fight for my country. 55 years. >> you want to fight? behind the bra va do, the bravery and pride, there's also so much sadness. the photos of those that died in this square, a silent sober reminder of the blood that's been spilled. young and old. fathers and sons. these are the faces of the dead. the living come here to remember. to say prayers, light candles, lay flowers. they walk the s

bush met vladimir putin -- >> i looked the man in the eye.o be very straightforward and trustworthy. >> reporter: the bromance was termed naive, especially when russia offered support to syria and iran. >> when you say you looked into his eyes and his soul, you'll be meeting with the russian leader in about a week or. so what do you think about now providing weapons to outlaw regimes. >> i know that putin understands the dangers of iran with a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: an observation even obama acknowledged over the years. >> i know the press likes to focus on the body language and he's got the slouch looking like the bored kid in the back of the classro classroom. >> reporter: nobody is bored now. some democrats and republicans even questioning putin's sanity for pushing the world to the brink. >> i think he like to strike on the world stage and it could have an impact on him psychologically. >> i think putin is in many ways delusional about this. >> reporter: trying to get a read on the former kgb agent, fond of flaunting his bare chest

so that vladimir putin has the upper hand in this case. remember, ukraine is where russia grew out of kiev in the ninth century. ukraine is key to european russia's continuity. ukraine is key - without ukraine, russia is less of a european state, more of a eurasian state. with ukraine it has leverage over central and eastern europe than it didn't have before. above all you cannot expect a russian leader to let his only warm water fleet be under the control of what he sees as a hostile pro-western government. >> i wonder if you agree with that. the big question is should the u.s. be involved in conflicts where it does not have an apparent vital interest. >> absolutely not, except in cases of a genocide where we had military options. the great paradox is that we are extraordinarily powerful and extraordinarily secure here in the western hemisphere. that gives us the freedom to medal in various parts of the world and gives us the freedom to do the stabilizing activities that robert was mentioning, particularly in asia. the other problem we fa

vladimir putin is a k.g.b. colonel who said that the greatest mistake of the 20th century was the breakup of the soviet union. he is intent on restoring the russian empire. that's what vladimir putin is all about. what's been our response? fascinating. the president of the united states in his press conference yesterday basically said so what i announced and what the european counsel announced was we were consulting and putting in place the framework, the architecture for additional sanctions, additional cost, should russia take the next step. i.e., how does vladimir putin read that statement by the president of the united states? he reads it by saying we got away with it. we got crimea back, which both the senator from south carolina and i predicted that he would not give up and he would invade if necessary to do so. so that's where we are today. and does anybody believe that when the president of the united states says the architecture for additional sanctions, additional costs, should russia take the next st

vladimir, thanks to you as well.said, all the eyewitness account, reporters on the scene, who have spoken to those troops without those insignia, those uniforms, they've been suggesting they are, in fact, russian troops, not ukrainian troops, russian troops. but we'll continue to watch what's going on in crimea. >>> up next, soldiers help a reporter scale a wall and get inside a ukrainian base for a rare and dramatic report. we'll speak live with that reporter and ask him what he saw. and a republican senator trying to link the ukraine crisis to the deadly attack on the u.s. compound in benghazi. we'll check his claims. your eyes really are unique. in fact, they depend on a unique set of nutrients. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help protect your eye health. as you age, your eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is a vitamin made just for your eyes from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. ocuvite has a unique formula that's just not found in any leading

we have discussed vladimir putin's motivation. i do not think vladimir putin went lightly. vladimir putin, deep inside, is legalistic and in a peculiar way we wouldn't agree with him. he's actually conservative and legalistic. to violate international agreement must have been a big deal. i do not know what his planned end game is. i wonder if he wants to join crimea to russia. but he might back down, ask him to have leverage in the ukraine. over ukraine political life, status in the world, membership of different organizations et cetera. russia is unlikely to use that leverage for the purposes that would be combatable with ukraine's good development. >> we are going to take a short broke. when we come back we'll talk about the new post cold war calculus - whether a russian win in crimea is necessarily an american loss. this is "inside story." crisis. >> drugs were the way to escape... >> addicted in vermont on al jazeera america ho>> >> welcome back to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. sunday there'll be a referendum for crimea. on sunday john kerry will be in london to meet

vladimir putin is denying it. vladimir putin can be cunning and mackeya very wellian, but this bald-face lying of the face he's doing now to an international audience is unusual for him. >> it's a departure of what we have seen in the past as president? >> indeed it is. in a larger sense it's a departure from what we have seen as president. vladimir putin has been known in international affairs and domestic politics as a patient, cunning kind of guy. he's been successful. he'd been using the strategy. this is different. this is not the vladimir putin we know. the action is brash, it's ilconsidered and not well calculated. this is a different vladimir putin to who we have seen in the past. >> you've studied vladimir putin, and i believe you told producers you believe he is pessimistic and paranoid with steely patience. how does that play into this? >> his steely patience seems to have left him recently, he is paranoid about staying in power, as an authoritarian ruler. i think he's concerned that the success of an a

she cashes checks from vladimir putin. spends 60 seconds voicing her disagreement on russian behavior in ukraine that doesn't counter what she does every day on her show, which is spout kremlin propaganda. this woman, we need to be clear, is an out and out lunatic. she's a conspiracy theorist. she's a 9/11 truther. she thinks that water fluoridation is a government conspiracy. she compared israel to nazi germany. to portray her raz a brave truth-telling hero is really inaccurate. and rt is going to be able to hold up and dangle this little moment of pseudodissent and say look, we're a legitimate news network. we have differing points of view. that's really not the case. >> and abby martin tweeted today after her network said she was going to the epicenter, abby martin sweeted, i am not going tocrimea, despite the statement that was made. >> just to clarify in rt, it's not actually seen in russia. isn't this for foreign -- it's a russian network news production in the english language for foreign consumption. so no one in r

both sides, both parties have had trouble dealing with vladimir putin.f ten years, you have two different invasions that the u.s. administrations have had to deal with, anderson. >> and we're going to talk to john mccain a little later on in the program for his perspective. he's been critical of this white house and their foreign policy in particular. their policy with putin and what's happening on the ground. >>> we're going to hear more from jim coming up. i wanted you to meet michael mcfaul. until recently he was the united states ambassador to russia. he joins us tonight. we heard an extraordinary statement from russia's ambassador to the u.n. a short time ago, reading a letter that he says is from the former president here in ukraine, essentially asking vladimir putin to intervene militarily. did that surprise you? >> it did surprise me, i did see him waving the letter at the u.n. security council meeting today. it surprised me because i watched live the president's last press conference. i was still in russia at the time. he was clear back then in

vladimir putin critic says he's worth as much as $70 billion. >> vladimir putin owns 70% of shares in a gas company and 4.5% in gazprom, the largest national gas supplier in the world. they have murky ownership structures, and share ownership is not public. complicating matters is held through shell companies, front men. the rumours surrounding putin reached secretary of state condo leasa rise. she sent a cable saying putin was: >> through the years there have been occasional glimpses of vladimir putin's extrava gans, and the opposition group says the watch collection is worth $700,000. a few years ago he gave a $10,000 watch to a siberian boy he met on vacation. another vladimir putin critic issued a report saying vladimir putin has access to 50 aircraft, 20 homes and four yachts. >> in his eyes it belongs to him. vladimir putin spokesman told a newspaperman that all the yachts, plains and palaces are state property that vladimir putin uses according to the law. >> the fact is only vladimir putin and his closest friend may know the full extent of his fortune. if it's close to $70 bil

vladimir putin will do next. joining me now is robert legvald and general mark kimmet and fareed zakaria. fareed, we spoke last night and had a fascinating debate about the state of play. i want to play you a clip. this is president clinton talking to me at the cgi last september about his own dealings with vladimir putin because it seems to me that trust in putin right now is absolutely key. listen to this. >> mr. putin has got -- he's very smart. >> you know him better than most people. >> yeah, i do. >> what was he like behind closed doors away from sort of the public utterances? >> smart and remarkably -- we had a really good, blunt relationship. >> how blunt? >> brutally blunt. >> did putin ever renege on a personal agreement made to you? >> no, he did not. >> behind closed doors he could be trusted. >> he kept his word in all the deals we made. >> i found that fascinating insight into that relationship and into the character of putin. and i remember bill clinton going on to say that what you had to be weary

vladimir putin has ignored all of that.e thinks it's a cold war and is acting in the traditional fashion, the old-school fashion - i remember it very well, you may as well. at this point it's a semantic distinction, and i think this is a crisis is going have to continue to struggle with. there's no easy answers, that's for certain. >> thank you mike. mike viqueira at the white house. let's dig deeper into the implications of the sanctions against individuals in russia. lauren goodrich is a disappear analyst at stratfor, a firm providing analysts and forecasts for its clients. are these important sanctions, these visa sanctions and the freezing of assets abroad. this is not what we are used to when dealing with other regimes. it doesn't feel all that big. >> no, at this time these are just symbolic sanctions. it's the very first shot over the bowel. so sanctioning people's assets, especially russian people inside the united states doesn't do much. there's not much that the russians hold as far as government members. >> the u

vladimir putin buildings -- 10 .8% vladimir putin begins in zero-sum games. ♪ >> live from bloombergdquarters, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. president obama said friday night there will be costs for vladimir putin if russia intervene militarily in ukraine. threat.smissed that what will obama do to respond to live up to his right? peter cook has more on that story. what are the options? usianna goldman was telling they are limited. let's go through the limited options. >> they are not great options. he does have a few options. first of all, no military response. nobody at the white house is suggesting the u.s. will step in militarily. there is an appetite or that. the strategy at this point, highlight the risks and the cost of vladimir putin by doing this. show support by including financial support. you have john kerry going to kia. show symbolic should go -- for the u.s. since -- some diplomatic way to save face. a senior u.s. official making the case that it is putin who has miscalculated. the russian economy is vulnerable. we have seen the drop i

and now vladimir putin has decided to take the gift back. he's decided to take crimea back for russia. the ukrainians concede that there is nothing that they can do militarily to stop the russians. the number of troops that russia has shoved into crimea vastly outnumbers the token military force that the ukrainian government keeps there. although the ukrainian government is calling for help from the international community, they're calling for help from the united states, they're calling for help from the west, they're not actually calling for military help directly. nobody thinks this gets resolved with some sort of land war against russian troops. but if it's not war, what are the other options then? sanctions is the word here, right? but sanctions is not just one thing. sanctions is a whole range of options, starting with statements of disapproval and condemnation, which have been issued so far not only by the united states and by these other nations, but also by nato, today by the european union. president obama meeting tonight with his

vladimir is. and you really want to do this?ut no one wants to put their head of the plate. >> vladimir putin has a lot more money on his own. looking up his net worth 150,000 u.s. other people say he is hitting all the assets we're talking about billions so at the end of the day as the authoritarian figure he is crazy but not crazy like a fox. does about the strength, will, power. he is not feeling the pain of the people of ukraine or russia. he says he wants to protect as many as possible so he has nothing to lose at this point. he feels he can march ahead with a tepid reaction because of many different economic factors. neil: colonel, there are wiser cooler heads to say vladimir, you are killing us on the global stage. we just had zero live dixieland reestablishing our brand and here you are coming back 1956 and budapest. we don't need this spirit that shows a fundamental understanding -- misunderstanding if anybody is delusional it is obama fet he can make something happen that negotiations will solve the world's problems. i

vladimir putin gave his first press conference since the conflict began. he saw no reason for russian forces to intervene at the moment. he did not close the door and military action. >> [speaking russian] >> president obama promised consequences for russia's actions. >> from the perspective of the european union and the united they -- united states, allies like canada and japan, allies around the world, there is a strong believe that russia's actions are violating international law. i know president clinton -- present vladimir putin seems to have a different set of lawyers and different interpretations, but i do not think that is fooling anybody. everyone recognizes that although russia has which in the interest in what happens in neighboring states, that the activity right to use force as a means of exerting influence. >> john is in kiev. russia is working hard to create a pretext of being able to invade further. joining me now from phoenix, arizona is robert gates. he was the secretary of defense from 2006-2011. earlier in his career, he was known as a

will if we have to, and we heard the same language from vladimir putin today.ut he was talking about tanks, both saying we don't want to do this, but we will if we have to and all in the middle of course is ukrain and tonight they are watching very closely what is coming out of washington, moscow, and the mouth of the secretary of state as he makes his visit here. >> phil i want you to comment on the back end of secretary of state john kerry. take a listen. >> and the united states reaffirms our commitment to ukrain's sovereignty and territorial integrity according to international law. we condemn the russian federation's act of aggression. >> so phil as you are there in kiev, what is the mood like on the streets? secretary of state saying he was amazed how easily he traveled about kiev. but are we seeing the tail of 2 country, the streets of kiev, and the streets of other places like in crimea. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. there was the accusation that has come out of vladimir putin that things are very dangerous here. secretary of state kerry said that is n

vladimir putin tests an intercontinent is ballistic missile. american officials telling cnn the next couple days will be crucial for vladimir putin will he will decide to move more troops into crimea or ukraine. another huge day of fast moving developments in the crisis. all eyes on what the russian president is going to do. tensions rose today. russia fired that icbm. the launch happened just a couple hours ago. u.s. officials say they were aware it was going to happen. the missile test still rattled nerves though as russian president vladimir putin left the door open to using military force in ukraine. the delicate situation summed up by a face-off between u rainian and russian soldiers outs an air base. it was caught on camera as russian troops fire their weapons into the air. >>> kind of amazing it when you see that, it makes constitution realize how real it is. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was in kiev today. he slammed vladimir putin for saying his government is trying to protect ethnic russians in crimea. >> they would have you beli

it was interesting today vladimir putin explaining this.n one level, this is an old school brazen grab, he sent his troops into a place, his troops have surrounded and laid siege to other countries' troops. at the same time, he's been careful about keeping this arm's length distance and justifying the actions in these humanitarian terms. this is him talking about this as a humanitarian mission at his press conference today. take a listen. >> translator: this is a humanitarian mission. it is not our goal to conquer somebody, to dictate to somebody, no. but of course we will not remain indifferent if we see those people are being destroyed, humiliated, killed. >> it's almost a through-the-looking-glass version of things we've heard from the west about humanitarian intervention before. >> absolutely. there's nothing humanitarian about this. this basically is old-fashioned power politics. it's pro-western at this point, not on terms with russia. let's not go too far in the direction away from russia. >> from putin's perspective, this is not the

this is what vladimir putin said. i would like to stress yet again, i have always been an advocate of acting in compliance with international law. i'd like to stress yet again that if we do make the decision, if i do decide to use the armed forces, this will be a legitimate decision in full compliance with both general norms of international law since we have the appeal of the legitimate president and with our commitments which in this case coincide with our interest to protect the people with whom we have close historical culture and economic ties. protecting these people is in our national interest. this is a humanitarian mission. we do not intend to subjugate anyone or to dictate to anyone. however, we cannot remain indifferent if we see that they are being persecuted, destroyed and humiliated. then here is probably the most interesting part. the question -- mr. president, a clarification, if i may? the people who are blocking the ukrainian army units in crimea were wearing uniforms that strongly resembled the russ

vladimir putin's response. we have an author and attorney and foreign policy expert andrew mccarthy on the crisis and a triple digit rally on wall lou: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning the united states and other world powers not to allow iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium. the prime minister, who is addressing the pro-israel lobby put the thread into these terms. >> you remember that beer commercial? this bug is for you? well, when you see iran building, just remember that that is for you. lou: my next guest says that the foreign policy is simply reckless. encouraging hostile behavior from our enemies. joining me now is andrew garvey. it's great to have you with us. >> it's great to be here. let's start with the relationship between the united states and israel. benjamin netanyahu. >> we need to do a job that he is thinking that we are capable of. holding out that something good will come of this. lou: the development today, president vladimir putin pulling back forces to their own b

whatd you, this squares vladimir putin said to angela merkel. she told president barack obama that he does not see it the way we will just view the world. >> what cannot be done is for to put with impunity, its soldiers on the ground and --late basic red symbols runcible that are recognized around the world. condemnationrong that it is received from world countries and dictates that russia is on the wrong side of history on this. strong words from president obama about not being on the wrong side of history, while russia's convinced it is on the right side of history. >> vladimir putin is trying to right the wrongs of recent history. he thinks that the breakup of the soviet union is the worst thing that happened to moscow and he is trying to reassert russian influence where he can, and where he can russian control. when the russian army invaded parts of russian georgian regions, it is the same dynamic at play here in ukraine. even though vladimir putin says that they are allowed to choose their own future, clearly he is showing that moscow inten

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that's vladimir putin talking in the press conference.of people. >> that's the point. does europe and the west have the will to take it to the degree that will cause pain all around? i personally think so called fact finding missions and thing, if they happen it's a good thing. they assert more mediators. it's an off ramp face saving mechanism if this hasn't gone too far to dial this back and try to say to the russians # that we've investigated your claims and your part of this investigation. thank goodness there's nothing going on and it's okay. i think what vladimir putin said today, we're not trying to rest crimea away. that's a positive thing he said. >> appreciate the perspective. a lot is happening so quickly. >> a lot is happening. >> trying to figure out what is and isn't. >> it's the most severe confrontation between the east and west since the cold war. >> that's for sure. we're leaning on you heavily during this. thanks. >>> coming up next, much more on the tense situation obviously playing out in ukraine. first, when will this

one person not targeted, vladimir putin. the president's spokesman would not rule ot sanctions on the russian leader himself. >> i will not speculate. i have not ruled out any individual who might be covered under the categories that are provided in the executive orders. >> very few experts expect the sanctions announced by president obama to be determinative, to change your the behaviour of vladimir putin or the russian military in ukraine. much depends on a unified front between the united states and its european allies, and the president has a pre-scheduled meeting among the leaders. much depends on a unified front coming out of the meeting. >> you certainly have many sides. people are celebrating in crimea. the decision to breakaway from ukraine is leading to new questions about the future. in sevastopol it's independence day. as the council voted quickly and unanimously. it voted independently to become part of russia. outside a crowd cheered vladimir putin. >> just people probably feel safer with russia, with the new g

what do be know about vladimir putin, the leader. we begin with allen schauffler and frightening details. >> it's been a phenomenal career. from modest upbringing. >> vladimir putin at st. petersburg was an unusual student. a trouble maker is how he is described. he later earned a law degree and ph.d. in economics. from school he went into the intelligence service, rising to the rank of ltcol in the kgb, going cold war duty in east germany. the chaos after the collapse of the soviet union brought

it did seem to vladimir putin would not budge.uld be a significant development. >> there is a reason why officials are making a point to say that vladimir putin called resident obama. perhaps this was here reached -- this was him reaching out. they wanted to talk about the proposal that john kerry gave his counterpart this week at the hague. it includes backing down of russian troops, international monitors, and face-to-face negotiations. whether or not vladimir putin endorses the proposal or wants anything like it, much too early to tell. president obama asked vladimir putin to submit their own concrete proposal so that we could have paper on the table. it will be fascinating to watch. >> thank you so much for the update. switching gears, the coffee business it is filled with giants. starbucks, dunkin' donuts. our next guests have a unique recipe for success. switching gears, the coffee they were in the right place at the right time. guys had all pretty good day jobs, right? you left them. you had good day jobs then you decided t

. >>> what to do about vladimir putin. that question just got a lot more pressing now that crimea voted to side with russia. the white house has justa released its new sanctions. will it be enough? >>> los angeles wakes up to a jolt. a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in the middle of a massive population center. >>> and st. paddy's day snow. the beer may be green but the white is green across the mid-atlantic this morning. where, oh, where is the pot of gold at the end of this winter? in good morning. i'm chris jansing. we begin with day ten and an intense new focus on the pilot and co-pilot of the missing malaysia airlines flight although, in fact, everyone on board is now under investigation in what is a criminal probe. >> this was not an accident. it was an intention alintentione act to bring down this plane. >> but why and where? the number of countries joining this has more than doubled to 26. this is now the largest search in aviation history. >>> here's where investigators are looking. somewhere along these two sweeping ar

well, it isn't on our part, but it certainly is on vladimir putin.his president, tell my famous overheard conversation, tell vladimir that i'll be more flexible when i'm re-elected. well, what is this flexibility gotten us? >> we're trusting them to do what they say. and that is a foolish, naive notion now. we are not modernizing our own capabilities, which creates more of a perception of weakness and it's encouraging even our allies to get into the nuclear business, because they're afraid we're no longer going to be capable of protecting them. >> look, people are looking at putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil. they look at our president as one who wears mom jeans and egive indicates and bloviates. >> commentator, michael smerconish, host of the new program here on cnn, starts this coming saturday, by the way, 9:00 a.m. eastern, saturday morning, smerconish. that's the name of the show. michael, thanks very much. congratulations on the new show. >> thanks. >> let's talk about what we just heard. some of the president's supporters say t

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vladimir putin pulling some troops back to their bases in crimea.hat may remove temporarily the threats of a shooting war in ukraine. here is what president obama had to say before vladimir putin made that move. >> the strong condemnation it has received around the world indicates the degree to which russia is on the wrong side of history. stuart: president obama wants to impose economic sanctions that vladimir putin says would be mutually hurtful. stuart: joining the republican congressman adam -- you support the president's sanctions plan. why would that be? >> a couple things. hopefully things are settling down in the ukraine but this is a long game, long hall strategy. to the extent we could impose energy sanctions on russia, understandable and effect because they rely so much but i would go one more step and say by 2020 we are expected to be the world's leading producer of energy and there's talk about exporting natural gas, we need to make it clear we need to start planning for the long game and we will have natural gas with allies that relian