indeed when secretary clinton brought with him -- wendy sherman.com wendy sherman followed the exact same playbook for the negotiations that she had followed under the clinton administration with respect to north korea. you know, albert einstein famously said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. we negotiate the same failed to deal we will get the same failed outcome. iran has already enjoyed significant economic relief and legitimization on the international stage while america's demands have dwindled from dismantling iran's nuclear program to now merely curbing it around the edges temporarily and unverifiable he. it may only be a matter of time before secretary john kerry no doubt a company by undersecretary wendy sherman pays a courtesy call on tehran to echo history and to show the world how quote civilized the whole arrangement is. and only a matter of time until the iranians cheat just like the north koreans, their way to a bomb. and yet the grim reality is that as bad as the situation is with north korea, with

foreign ministers meet in europe, will be led by the political directors that is under secretary wendy sherman. late in the month, secretary contra contrary will meet with all of the foreign ministers in europe. i don't think that is really going to impact the talks in any great way. >> thank you so much for the update. >>> vice president and his family, this is a very difficult time for the biden family. they are mourning the loss of their elder son, beau biden. the vice president remembered his son as, quote, the finest man any of us have ever known. 46-year-old passed away yesterday following a battle with brain cancer. joe johns looks back at the life of beau biden. >> good evening. i'm beau biden and joe biden is my dad. >> reporter: beau biden was the eldest son of vice president joe biden but also a public servant in his own right. a federal prosecutor in the late 1990s and delaware's attorney general for eight years, leaving office just this past january. born in wilmington in 1969, his childhood was marred by a tragic car accident. >> my mom took us to go buy a christmas tree. on the

i would also add wendy sherman is on this trip. she's there.cans, they're also trying to keep those s 300s being shipped to iran to keep momentum for a deal on iran. i do think in many ways for the american side, iranian discussion is probably critical. i don't see any hope for russian american cooperation on syria. when i was in the government we tried that two years and failed. i hope we don't try to go back to russians to try to negotiate a political plan situation again. that was a mistake before. >> finally bill cone, the saudis. the king was supposed to be here tomorrow meeting with the president one on one and participating in the camp david summit. after telling the john kerry they were coming they're not coming. is that because of saudi concerns about the u.s. policy with iran? >> many saudis are not happy with the president in terms of how he's approached this negotiation with iran. having said that however, it's not in the saudi's interest to quote, snub the united states. they still want several things. what does the agreement conta

wendy sherman the head of u.s. negotiation is on the plane.l be at the meeting with the russian president. as secretary kerry along with the russian foreign. so they are hopeful to keep russia on board on other issues if not ukraine. right after they got the tentative deal in switzerland over iran, the next day the russian president announced that russia would go forward with s-300 antiaircraft weapon sales to iran. they want to make sure the russian and american positions are more calibrated. francine: thank. ryan chilcote with the latest on russia. guy: paul donovan still with us. we are talking to the the currency swings in the ruble. when you look at the outlook for the russian economy, it seems to have firmed a bit. is that a fair reflection of reality? paul: oil prices are stabilizing, so russia is stabilizing. that is pretty much it. with the increase in oil we've had it'll grind higher over the next couple years. that is providing more stability. francine: when you look at risks around the world, we mentioned greece equity and the u.k.

wendy sherman is traveling with kerry. the need the russians on board.he saudis are skipping the u.s. summit of gulf countries -- now on board. russia is key. we are a month and a half away from that june 30 deadline for getting some kind of deal that could lead to the end of sanctions against iran. one of the things the united states wants to do is they want to make sure the russians are prepared to play ball with any sanctions regime and the removal of the sanctions regime that the united states envisions because it would be terrible for u.s. oil companies losing out on this. in addition to the bp's of the world. anna: thank you. top stories on bloomberg at this hour -- u.s. approval to resume oil expiration on alaskan arctic coast after there was safety regulations. shell must obtain permits from other agents, including a drilling permit as well as state r regular clearance. the royal bank of scotland may face $500 million in damages for what a judge called an enormous deception in its sale of a bank. they misled fannie mae and freddie mac and damages

"the new york times" says wendy sherman will depart after the june 30 deadline for the deal. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with iran's foreign minister this weekend to continue negotiations. >> al-qaeda's affiliate in syria says it is not planning attacks abroad. the head of the nusra front said his mission is to bring down president assad's government and fighters will attack only those who attacked us and murdered our people. the u.s. considers the nusra front a terrorist organization. >> there's uncertainty for migrants in myanmar. temporary registration cards granted to rohingya migrants will expire. the ethnic minority is not recognized by the government and thousands are trying to escape to malaysia, thailand and indonesia. world leaders are meeting to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. we have this report. >> one face is notably missing from the international gathering in norway on the plight of the rohingya. she spoke out against the military regime. she was under house arrest. she had admiration around the world. after her release in 2010, she won a s

negotiation has meant is -- and israel understands this -- if president obama and john kerry and wendy sherman, the lady that gave north korea nukes if they are negotiating with iran and telling the world, oh, we got a deal, we're nearly at a deal, we almost got one worked out, even with iran saying, we got no deal, we hadn't agreed to any of that, that's not true, doesn't matter what iran's saying, if the united states leaders are saying, we're getting close to a deal, we almost got a deal, if israel does the right thing by israel and attacks iran's nuclear capability and takes it out as best they can, without our best bunker buster, without our best planes to deliver it probably need two or three sorties to take it out but if they actually do the self-defense process of hitting iran, then this administration would be able to unite the world against israel, call them war mongers, call them all kinds of things because, oh gee, we almost had a deal with iran. yeah, they've been dragging us out for two years or so. but we nearly had a deal. oh don't pay any attention to iran saying we didn't hav

indeed when secretary clinton brought wendy sherman back windy sherman pauly followed the exact same playbook for the negotiations that she had followed with respect to north korea. albert einstein famously said -- to iran has endorsed economic relief and legitimization on the international stage. while america's demands had bundled from dismantling iran's nuclear program to curbing it around the edges temporarily. it may only be a matter of time before secretary john kerry no doubt accompanied by an undersecretary wendy sherman pays a courtesy call on tape ran to show the world how civilized the whole arrangement is and only a matter of time until the iranians cheat just like the north koreans their way to a bomb. and if the grim reality is that as bad as the situation is with north korea with iran is qualitatively worse. there are a nirmal aye dictators but they do seem to be motivated to some extent is self-preservation. therein lies the fundamental difference with iran. the mullahs in tehran are radical zealots for whom the eradication of the little state in israel and the great

secretary albright accompanied by then policy coordinator for north korea wendy sherman's even visited north korea to celebrate the progress. despite all the diplomatic initiatives, all of the champagne toasts the north koreans were cheating we now know on the framework from the get-go. when a george w. bush administration figured out economic sanctions were reimposed but had no effect. neither did neither did yet more additional rounds of negotiations while they continued and continued and continue to enrich. kim jong-il had gotten the resources he needed because the clinton administration relaxed sanctions and allow billions of dollars to flow into his hands. in 2006 north korea tested its 1st nuclear weapon. two more tests follow. in 2012 when kim jong-il and came to power in secretary of state hillary clinton suggested kim jong-il and might be a transformative leader. the state department reportedly assured the president that he would be more concerned with economic improvements in with his imperative nuclear program. this too was proven wrong. he has resolutely pursue his father's

indeed when secretary clinton brought wendy sherman back, wendy sherman promptly followed the exact same playbook for the negotiations that she had followed under the clinton administration with respect to north korea. you know, albert einstein famously said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. we negotiate the same failed deal, we will get the same failed outcome. iran has already enjoyed significant economic relief and legitimatization on the international stage while america's demands have dwindled from dismantling iran's nuclear program to now merely curbing it around the edges temporarily and unverifiably. it may only be a matter of time before secretary john kerry no doubt accompanied by under secretary wendy sherman pays a courtesy call on tehran to echo history and to show the world how -- quote -- civilized the whole arrangement is, and only a matter of time until the iranians cheat just like the north koreans their way to a bomb. and yet the grim reality is that as bad as the situation is with north korea with i