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is russia a democracy? not properly, no. is russia a democracy? not a proper democracy as we understand it, no. democracy is underfire in russia. since putin came to power, more than 20 opposition figures and journalists have been killed. if you care about democracy this is an important place, the kremlin is 100 yards away and it was here almost two years ago that boris nantsov was shot dead. he was the bravest and most outspoken of the russian opposition. people ask questions about vladimir putin's commitment to democracy. but please be careful and you could not teach us democracy because you trying to impose to every people, every state american system of values without asking, it is absolutely racist. you are racist. in russia, the pro—kremlin camp doesn't like to be challenged. what happens is, if you're critical of vladimir putin, you may end up dead. if you, for example, are engaged in wikileaks, you can be murdered. julian assange is dead, is he? not, but... so, hold on a second, please, tell me about boris nemtsov. he was murdered 100 ya
is russia a democracy? not properly, no. is russia a democracy? not a proper democracy as we understand it, no. democracy is underfire in russia. since putin came to power, more than 20 opposition figures and journalists have been killed. if you care about democracy this is an important place, the kremlin is 100 yards away and it was here almost two years ago that boris nantsov was shot dead. he was the bravest and most outspoken of the russian opposition. people ask questions about vladimir...
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russia, turkey. if any set of meetings is to have an effect on the outcome of the war in syria, it would be this one. although, we need to realize the moscow declaration was quite vague and ambiguities reflect the built in tension to the trilateral meeting. so, yes, there is reason to believe that moscow declaration and the trilateral talks do actually matter on the ground in syria. but at the same time, you should be cautious about the potential among the partners and the longevity of the talks. >> sure, sure. more of an agenda that what is happening in the syria. >> also it is hard to get around. >> absent from the dealings at least with the united states, what kind of response do you think is happening in washington with this? >> i think there's a noticeable out -- absence from the united states in syria. part of it with iran and the ground troops and then russia providing airpower. i think it does have a political outcome of the syrian crisis and we need to have a military state. russia, turkey a
russia, turkey. if any set of meetings is to have an effect on the outcome of the war in syria, it would be this one. although, we need to realize the moscow declaration was quite vague and ambiguities reflect the built in tension to the trilateral meeting. so, yes, there is reason to believe that moscow declaration and the trilateral talks do actually matter on the ground in syria. but at the same time, you should be cautious about the potential among the partners and the longevity of the...
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it's hurt russia's exports as well. it's had a financial effect with a lot of bangs being sanctioned, a lot of individuals not being able to get back on the individual financial market. a lot of people want to sanctions to go away. but at the same time, one of the things it hasn't happened is it certainly hasn't hurt the approval ratings of vladimir putin. much still support his policies in syria and ukraine as well. it hasn't hurt him from that perspective. one of the things that the russians want, they want the sanction to go away but at the same time it really hasn't hurt the political class if you will in this country. there was a conference call earlier this week with the spokesman for the kremlin where he was asked, look, do the americans need to get rid of the sanctions bf you have talks and improving relations. he said absolutely not. they're willing to talk under any circumstances. but one of the believes here is that if the americans soften up their stance on the sanctions, that possibly european countries wou
it's hurt russia's exports as well. it's had a financial effect with a lot of bangs being sanctioned, a lot of individuals not being able to get back on the individual financial market. a lot of people want to sanctions to go away. but at the same time, one of the things it hasn't happened is it certainly hasn't hurt the approval ratings of vladimir putin. much still support his policies in syria and ukraine as well. it hasn't hurt him from that perspective. one of the things that the russians...
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no agenda for a greater russia? no agenda for greater russia. we want to have strong and self—sufficient country. but there are no plans for any expansion of russia. will america change tack on ukraine? this week trump has said in return for a nuclear weapons deal he might lift sanctions. trump has to be mindful of russia's very clear interests in ukraine and how their politics ultimately play out. i do think that there are some thorny issues regarding crimea, regarding ukraine that trump is going to have to work through with putin. they are within the sphere of influence of his country. they're on his borders. he has every right to have concerns about them and what we're doing in these regards. but if donald trump turns a blind eye to russian war mongering but if donald trump turns a blind eye to russian war mongering and lifts sanctions, the kremlin might see it as a green light to exert its power further west. i haven't been sleeping well since the invasion of crimea. i have since then begun to worry about what russia's aims are in europe.
no agenda for a greater russia? no agenda for greater russia. we want to have strong and self—sufficient country. but there are no plans for any expansion of russia. will america change tack on ukraine? this week trump has said in return for a nuclear weapons deal he might lift sanctions. trump has to be mindful of russia's very clear interests in ukraine and how their politics ultimately play out. i do think that there are some thorny issues regarding crimea, regarding ukraine that trump is...
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a major threat facing our great nation, russia. before getting to the core threat posed by russia, i want to stress from the bottom of my heart that the most, some of the most rewarding and impactful work i have done at the united nations has come in the times when my russian counterpart and i have been able to cooperate. back in 2013 together we initiated a resolution to get the most dangerous chemical weapons out of syria. russia, as you all recall, was a key pillar and imposing sanctions on iran for its illicit nuclear programs. sanctions that were essential in bringing iran to the table so that we could forge an agreement that cut off iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb. russia worked really constructively with the rest of the security council to select the best candidate for a new un secretary-general. a leader with tremendous experience and vision. while people tend to look to the cold war as a paradigm for understanding the nature of us/russia relations, the reality is that for pivotal parts of our shared history, us and russi
a major threat facing our great nation, russia. before getting to the core threat posed by russia, i want to stress from the bottom of my heart that the most, some of the most rewarding and impactful work i have done at the united nations has come in the times when my russian counterpart and i have been able to cooperate. back in 2013 together we initiated a resolution to get the most dangerous chemical weapons out of syria. russia, as you all recall, was a key pillar and imposing sanctions on...
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the little green men, as russia denied any-- russia ties to them, rammed into ukraine like a barrel of a gun, which putin used to justify his sham in crimea. we saw it months later, in where russiane, armed, trained and fought alongside separatists. again russia denied any role in , the conflict it manufactured. we saw it also in russia's support for bashar al-assad's brutal war in syria. support it maintained even as the assad regime kept food and medicine from civilians in occupied areas. civilians who were so desperate, that they resorted to eating leave. even as photographs emerged of countless prisoners tortured to death in assad's prisons, their bodies tagged with serial numbers. even as the assad regime used chemical weapons to kill its own people. we saw it in 2015 when russia went further by joining the assault on the syrian people, its own troops and planes in a campaign that had hospitals, schools and the brave syrian first responders who were trying to dig innocent civilians out of the rubble. with each transgression, the -- not only were more civilians killed, but the rule
the little green men, as russia denied any-- russia ties to them, rammed into ukraine like a barrel of a gun, which putin used to justify his sham in crimea. we saw it months later, in where russiane, armed, trained and fought alongside separatists. again russia denied any role in , the conflict it manufactured. we saw it also in russia's support for bashar al-assad's brutal war in syria. support it maintained even as the assad regime kept food and medicine from civilians in occupied areas....
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russia was not happy with new leaders taking power in these countries and had negative affects on russia's sort of regional influence and the fact there were ng os involved organized revolutions were getting funds from foreign donors, including american donors, made it very easy to russia to do that and create an easy pretense in some cases for arresting activists or passing foreign agents laws. but another problem i think is that ngo workers -- people who are dependent on ngos, a. -- this is very clear in the case of health especially -- it does often lead to creation of parallel systems that are probably not sustainable. right? if you have very essential halve services being provide evidence -- provided not by the government's haven't health sim but by ng os funded on maybe one two, five year grants, that's very precarious. if these are police officer saving servicers, essential services especially in da country where the government can afford them these should be integrated in government stills and operated in a sustainable way. so ngo employees -- there is a huge problem -- it's diffic
russia was not happy with new leaders taking power in these countries and had negative affects on russia's sort of regional influence and the fact there were ng os involved organized revolutions were getting funds from foreign donors, including american donors, made it very easy to russia to do that and create an easy pretense in some cases for arresting activists or passing foreign agents laws. but another problem i think is that ngo workers -- people who are dependent on ngos, a. -- this is...
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russia relations. at that time, i have to say if there was american democracy promotion in russia, not russian interference in the united states but it provides you with a certain perspective. george beebe is truly one of the most insightful and serious american experts of russia. george was a foreign service officer, stationed in moscow, became a member, i think it is called senior intelligence service; right? was also director of russian analysis of the cia and before that was special advisor to vice president cheney who has many of you know was not suspected of particular ways as par as russia was concerned. and george published a very powerful piece several weeks ago where he was raising some questions about how reliable was our involvement in russian interference and not so much if the russian interference existed and what level it was trying to accomplish. most of our speakers will speak for ten minutes. >> thanks, dimitri and to the center for the invitation. i would like to keep my remarks brie
russia relations. at that time, i have to say if there was american democracy promotion in russia, not russian interference in the united states but it provides you with a certain perspective. george beebe is truly one of the most insightful and serious american experts of russia. george was a foreign service officer, stationed in moscow, became a member, i think it is called senior intelligence service; right? was also director of russian analysis of the cia and before that was special advisor...
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what about senator mccain, hey, we spy on russia. russia spies on us. we have done some democracy -- we have supported democracy movements in russia actively so. isn't that a form of getting involved in their politics? how is this not a same thing? >> it isn't just elections that they are hacking into. it is across the board, including military secrets that we have, including the ability to shut down satellites, including the ability to shut down power plants. i mean, they can do grave danger to the united states of america. we never tried to do anything like that. >> you guys just returned from a trip to eastern europe, spending some time in the baltic countries. what would you say to donald trump? he seems to have an affinity for putin. he seems to want to have a reset with him. do you think a reset with putin is something that's worth doing. >> i wish he would have gone with me to ukraine as we did and met with the brave ukraine yan's that are serving. they have dismembered a country, and i don't think they're through. and they have done so in violat
what about senator mccain, hey, we spy on russia. russia spies on us. we have done some democracy -- we have supported democracy movements in russia actively so. isn't that a form of getting involved in their politics? how is this not a same thing? >> it isn't just elections that they are hacking into. it is across the board, including military secrets that we have, including the ability to shut down satellites, including the ability to shut down power plants. i mean, they can do grave...
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russia that russia cancelled recently. what are we going to do about the intelligence hacking? and really get to the bottom and tell them to stop the stuff because what he has done is unacceptable. the commercial agreement and oil agreement you negotiated is very different. >> what's your world view in other words. >> what question would you have for rex tillerson. >> allison, we have to remember that the election occurred in november and the vision that prevailed was that of donald trumps and donald trump as president elect now has the prerogative to accept his nominee. the senate will go about confirming that nomination and i think any question is appropriate for sure but let's remember rex tillerson is now working for donald trump and has been really covered over the last several months is that donald trump wants to see whether there will be a better relationship with russia in order to tackle the serious issues that the government just mentioned and i think he certainly has a record. he was in business. he was ceo of o
russia that russia cancelled recently. what are we going to do about the intelligence hacking? and really get to the bottom and tell them to stop the stuff because what he has done is unacceptable. the commercial agreement and oil agreement you negotiated is very different. >> what's your world view in other words. >> what question would you have for rex tillerson. >> allison, we have to remember that the election occurred in november and the vision that prevailed was that of...
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...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...-- >> trevor: what the (bleep)? they may be undermining america's democracy but at least you can dance to the beat -- >> on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...-- >> trevor: nipples -- nipples -- i feel like those would be the lyrics, anyway. ( laughter ) is russia infiltrating america's networks in maybe but probably not. i think what's happening is the people are anxious that, tomorrow, america's committing to a man who may be in cahoots with russia, and nobody knows. this is one of those situations where you wish you could protect yourself, but wouldn't it be cool if america could sign a pre-nup with donald trump? oh, we thought it would be cool and look something like this. >> now, may i call you america? i foe you and mr. trump are in the honeymoon phase and i know it seems like it will last forever but having a pre-nup is smart. seems like mr. trump is into the relationship now but we all know he has a side thing with russia, so if he hooks up with
...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...-- >> trevor: what the (bleep)? they may be undermining america's democracy but at least you can dance to the beat -- >> on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...on russia...-- >> trevor: nipples -- nipples -- i feel like those would be the lyrics, anyway. ( laughter ) is russia infiltrating america's networks in maybe but probably not. i think what's happening...
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they're saying russia, russia, russia. it could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. >> they have no idea if it's russia, china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting on a bed some place. >> our country has no idea. >> he'd rather believe -- >> i doubt it. >> as mr. trump was being briefed i sat down with two republican senators who have been critical of president-elect trump. john mccain and lindsay graham. i began by asking the both of them about mr. trump's claim friday morning that what we're seeing is nothing more than a political witch hunt. >> i believe our intelligence leaders, general clapper and admiral rogers who testified before the arms services committee are credible people and well respected. general clapper, i think, has 53 years of experience in the intelligence business and yes, intelligence authorities have made mistakes in the past that have been wrong in the past, but what they're saying is there is a long history of russian attempts to affect the outcome of our election. >> you k
they're saying russia, russia, russia. it could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. >> they have no idea if it's russia, china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting on a bed some place. >> our country has no idea. >> he'd rather believe -- >> i doubt it. >> as mr. trump was being briefed i sat down with two republican senators who have been critical of president-elect trump. john mccain and lindsay graham. i began by asking the both of them...
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but this dramatic thing that happened in russia, it's dramatic for russia, it may also be important for what's going on in our country right now. and i am fully aware there's a lot going on in our country. there's a lot to see, a lot to follow, a lot to absorb, we just got this vague non-specific order of some kind from our new president saying he's going to build a wall between us and mexico. today that resulted in the mexican president cancelling his planned visit to washington then our new president tried to say the mexican president didn't cancel on him, it was a mutual agreement. then the white house announced the way they were going to pay for this wall was a big tax on all mexican imports into this country. they announced that then within a couple hours they dropped that and walked that back and said no, no, of course we're not going to do that even though we just announced we're doing to do that. we were told we should expect an order from the president, maybe today, maybe tomorrow initiating some sort of federal review into his bananas absolutely unsupported contention that the
but this dramatic thing that happened in russia, it's dramatic for russia, it may also be important for what's going on in our country right now. and i am fully aware there's a lot going on in our country. there's a lot to see, a lot to follow, a lot to absorb, we just got this vague non-specific order of some kind from our new president saying he's going to build a wall between us and mexico. today that resulted in the mexican president cancelling his planned visit to washington then our new...
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russia must know that we will be accountable to our commitments and those of our allies, and that russia must be held to account for its actions. our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that american leadership requires moral clarity. we do not face an either/or choice on defending global human rights. our values are our interests when it comes to human rights and humanitarian assistance. it is unreasonable to expect that every foreign policy endeavor will be driven by human rights considerations alone. especially when the security of the american people is at stake. but our leadership demands actions, specifically focused on improving the conditions of people the world over utilizing both aid and where appropriate economic sanctions as instruments of foreign policy. and we must adhere to standards of accountability. our recent engagements with the government of cuba was not accompanied by any significant concessions on human rights. we have accountable for their conduct. their leaders received much while their people received little. that serves neither the interest of cuba
russia must know that we will be accountable to our commitments and those of our allies, and that russia must be held to account for its actions. our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that american leadership requires moral clarity. we do not face an either/or choice on defending global human rights. our values are our interests when it comes to human rights and humanitarian assistance. it is unreasonable to expect that every foreign policy endeavor will be driven by human rights...
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and the shared border with russia. russia denied it but pretty much everyone knew that it was happening so they played a huge role at the same time there were a lot of things going on internally in ukraine but also made the situation possible and i think that if russia had tried to support a place citizens felt they were fully integrated into the west they sort of fully identified themselves as ukrainian citizens and they wouldn't have embraced this or supported it. part of it was the russian propaganda at that time. there have been problems of identity information in ukraine, and i felt especially critical of the media narratives that reduced it to ukrainian versus russian because you know they have been extraordinarily fluid way of using language and to say one person is ukrainian and one is an ethnic russian i think the narratives like that serve to sort of increased vision while not being an accurate sense of reality and so there were a lot of problems that were not fully citizens and a lot of them had e to do with
and the shared border with russia. russia denied it but pretty much everyone knew that it was happening so they played a huge role at the same time there were a lot of things going on internally in ukraine but also made the situation possible and i think that if russia had tried to support a place citizens felt they were fully integrated into the west they sort of fully identified themselves as ukrainian citizens and they wouldn't have embraced this or supported it. part of it was the russian...
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sanctions, russia is going to be isolated, russia has no internationalfuture. and yet trump's message is very different. well, i don't like it and i could say honestly that i am irritated by this, annoyed by this, but i don't feel betrayed, and i can tell you about moments when i feel betrayed — when putin's oligarch in the top of the british list of their most wealthy people, when government officials from russia buy an apartment costing £11 million in london, when they are freely travelling all over europe and all over the world despite you have a lot of regulations like, you know, you have a so—called bribery act in russia, in britain, and you can, without any problems, prosecute these people on your own laws for the money—laundering, for the bribery, but they are feeling completely free. i feel a bit betrayed but it doesn't have something with donald trump so far. isn't one of your big problems that vladimir putin has very successfully wrapped himself in the russian flag? he's used nationalism as a potent political force and he's done it in recent ye
sanctions, russia is going to be isolated, russia has no internationalfuture. and yet trump's message is very different. well, i don't like it and i could say honestly that i am irritated by this, annoyed by this, but i don't feel betrayed, and i can tell you about moments when i feel betrayed — when putin's oligarch in the top of the british list of their most wealthy people, when government officials from russia buy an apartment costing £11 million in london, when they are freely...
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saying, while russia has every right to respond, he's going to wait to work to restore russia/u.s. relations based on trump's policies, not obama's. trump's response, great move on delay by putin. i always knew he was very smart. we are joined by sean spicer, the incoming white house communication director and press secretary in his first sunday show interview since being tapped for the job by president-elect donald trump. congratulations and thank you for being here. >> you bet. good morning. happy new year. >> the big news from president obama imposing those sanctions on russia, expelling those diplomats. does president-elect trump agree with the moves or will he reverse them? >> as he said he's going to sit down with with intelligence committee heads next week, get a full briefing. i think one of the questions we have is why the magnitude of this. when you look at 35 people being expelled, two sites being closed down, the question is is that response in proportion to the actions taken? maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. that's nothing we haven't seen in modern history. when we look
saying, while russia has every right to respond, he's going to wait to work to restore russia/u.s. relations based on trump's policies, not obama's. trump's response, great move on delay by putin. i always knew he was very smart. we are joined by sean spicer, the incoming white house communication director and press secretary in his first sunday show interview since being tapped for the job by president-elect donald trump. congratulations and thank you for being here. >> you bet. good...
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and whether russia was involved? >>> and a statesman weighs in tonight on the dangers of president-elect trump's constant praise for vladimir putin. the "11th hour" begins now. >>> happy new year, i'm nicolle wallace. brian has the name off. same year, i'm sorry, new year, same donald trump. he's confident in his own assessment of what is widely believed to be russian hacking of the dnc over the summer, leaving us in suspense tonight about why. when it comes to russia, two men who often share a news cycle rang in the new year in two very different ways. here's donald trump on the hacking scandal on new year's eve at his florida club, mar-a-lago. >> i know a lot about hacking and hacking is a very hard thing to prove. so it could be somebody else. and i also know things that other people don't know. and so they cannot be sure of this situation. >> like what, what do you know that other people don't know? >> you'll find out on tuesday or wednesday. >> and then there's john mccain who spent new year's eve with ukrainian
and whether russia was involved? >>> and a statesman weighs in tonight on the dangers of president-elect trump's constant praise for vladimir putin. the "11th hour" begins now. >>> happy new year, i'm nicolle wallace. brian has the name off. same year, i'm sorry, new year, same donald trump. he's confident in his own assessment of what is widely believed to be russian hacking of the dnc over the summer, leaving us in suspense tonight about why. when it comes to...
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russia must know that we will be accountable to our commitments, and those of our allies, and that russia must be held to account for its actions. our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that american leadership requires moral clarity. we do not face and either/or choice on defending global human rights. our values are our interest when we come to human rights and humanitarian assistance. unreasonable to expect that every foreign policy endeavor will be driven by human rights considerations alone, especially when the security of the american people is at stake. but our leadership demands actions specifically focused on improving the conditions of people the world over, utilizing where appropriate, economic sanctions, as instruments of foreign policy. and we must adhere to standards of accountability. our recent engagements with the government of cuba was not accompanied by any significant concessions on human rights. we have not held them accountable for their conduct. their leaders received much, while other people received little. that serves neither the interest of cubans
russia must know that we will be accountable to our commitments, and those of our allies, and that russia must be held to account for its actions. our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that american leadership requires moral clarity. we do not face and either/or choice on defending global human rights. our values are our interest when we come to human rights and humanitarian assistance. unreasonable to expect that every foreign policy endeavor will be driven by human rights...
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we have a russia-u.s. -nato-russian council. bill perry started it, both in response to georgia and in response to ukraine. nato took the position and russia did also that we won't communicate. why do you have it if you are not going to communicate in a crisis? the other thing i would say, while we are really trying now to figure out -- or at least we should be -- trying to figure ,ut where to draw the red lines we are accusing the russians of interfering with u.s. elections, etc., etc. it is apparent that u.s. and russia and other powers in the world have not developed understandings and red lines in the cyber area. we have got to do that. we have got to talk to do that. i think it would be the supreme irony if while we have not developed redlines in the cyber area, which can interact with nuclear warning systems and so forth -- while we are not developing redlines in the cyber area, we seem to be forgetting the redlines we have learned in the nuclear area. -u-m dumb is that? it is not in the interest of u.s., russian, or world
we have a russia-u.s. -nato-russian council. bill perry started it, both in response to georgia and in response to ukraine. nato took the position and russia did also that we won't communicate. why do you have it if you are not going to communicate in a crisis? the other thing i would say, while we are really trying now to figure out -- or at least we should be -- trying to figure ,ut where to draw the red lines we are accusing the russians of interfering with u.s. elections, etc., etc. it is...
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did russia violate that? >> yes. >> did the continue -- >> i'm not sure which specific countries you're referring to. >> the annexation of crimea, the eastern ukraine, georgia, just to mention a view. >> yes, sir. >> does russia and syria's targeted bombing campaign in aleppo on hospitals, for example, violate this international order? >> yes, that is not acceptable behavior. >> do you believe these actions constitute war crimes? >> again, senator, i don't have sufficient information to make that type of a serious conclusion. coming to that conclusion is going to require me to have additional -- >> do you understand what the standard is for a war crime? knowing that standard and knowing what is all within the realm of public information you cannot say whether those actions constitution taout a war crime or not? >> i wouldn't want to rely solely upon what has been reported in the public realm. i would want confirmation from agencies who would be able to present me with indisputable facts. >> if i could, let me
did russia violate that? >> yes. >> did the continue -- >> i'm not sure which specific countries you're referring to. >> the annexation of crimea, the eastern ukraine, georgia, just to mention a view. >> yes, sir. >> does russia and syria's targeted bombing campaign in aleppo on hospitals, for example, violate this international order? >> yes, that is not acceptable behavior. >> do you believe these actions constitute war crimes? >> again,...
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russia knows it. well, i will tell you what, quickly, russia seems to want, as best as we can understand from what officials have said, is they want a much more federal system, assad to still be president, much more autonomy to the regions of syria, which would recognise the rights of the different ethnic groupings in the country, a looser, looser system, but one which still has assad at its federal centre. could you imagine excepting that? —— could you imagine accepting that? i think the russians will themselves realise that that is not going to work with assad. we want decentralisation, we want a loose control from the centre, we want, obviously, a democratic party system, so we are on the side of the community on this, is assad on the side of the community? that is a question to ask. —— from the centre, we want, obviously, a democratic participative system. that is a question to ask. is he willing to fightjihadi groups? the shia groups are as jihadi as as al—nusra or daesh group. so that
russia knows it. well, i will tell you what, quickly, russia seems to want, as best as we can understand from what officials have said, is they want a much more federal system, assad to still be president, much more autonomy to the regions of syria, which would recognise the rights of the different ethnic groupings in the country, a looser, looser system, but one which still has assad at its federal centre. could you imagine excepting that? —— could you imagine accepting that? i think the...
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and with russia. look, we have some common interests that would be well served if we were able to improve our relationship with russia, most notably the battle to defeat radical islamic terrorism and to defeat isis at its source, but i think the president elect also made it clear this week, john, that while a better relationship with russia would be a good thing, that i think he is realistic about the possibility of that and i think when you see the cabinet that he assembled, general mattis and general coates and -- we are coming at this with realistic expectations. but the president elect is determined to reengage the world, put america first and see if we can make progress for the security and peace of the world. >> dickerson: let me ask you about that, because the picture that donald trump puts forward about his view of russia seems quite different than the gentleman you mentioned, incoming secretary of defense mattis and then also secretary of state tillerson, mr. tillerson russia pose as danger,
and with russia. look, we have some common interests that would be well served if we were able to improve our relationship with russia, most notably the battle to defeat radical islamic terrorism and to defeat isis at its source, but i think the president elect also made it clear this week, john, that while a better relationship with russia would be a good thing, that i think he is realistic about the possibility of that and i think when you see the cabinet that he assembled, general mattis and...
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this was the russia show yesterday. >> reporter: it certainly was the russia show. you can tell, christine, russia was watching it closely and angry and frustrated at the hearing. it is interesting. the state-run sputnik news came out not just blasting the news, but the tweets over why they did not look at the dnc computers. this is all contracted out. this is criticism to begin with. even as the hearing was going on, russian officials were coming out with statements. the spokesman for vladimir putin, actually textied me whil the hearing was going on. he said we have suggested cooperation on combating cyber threats numerous times. it was rejected. we are sick and tired of those blaming everything on our country. if there is a need for an enemy, why not try someone else. you can see the russians sticking by the line they were not behind the hacking and getting more and more frustrated with the debate. very interesting for the russians to see the hearing and see it wasn't just pointed out there may have been hacking, but saying russia uses various tools to try to infl
this was the russia show yesterday. >> reporter: it certainly was the russia show. you can tell, christine, russia was watching it closely and angry and frustrated at the hearing. it is interesting. the state-run sputnik news came out not just blasting the news, but the tweets over why they did not look at the dnc computers. this is all contracted out. this is criticism to begin with. even as the hearing was going on, russian officials were coming out with statements. the spokesman for...
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/russia relationship. a senate foreign relations committee as rex tillerson has the first of his two-day confirmation hearing before that committee. wide-ranging talk of some hawkish talk about russia. tillerson saying the taking of crimea was, in fact, illegal, that any hacking would have been done with putin's knowledge, some indictment of the current form of american sanctions regarding iran, arguing that russia wants to re-establish its role in the global order. markets have been taking all this interest n stride, in fact, building on their gains. dow's up 82. we have a nasdaq record high. but in the next few moments, we are going to get the president-elect, donald trump, holding his first news conference since july, scheduled to begin any moment. we're getting some indications the president-elect will be on time. we'll be on alert to see if there's any market-moving information there. john harwood is live inside trump tower standing by on the phone. robert frank is outside. john, let's begin with you.
/russia relationship. a senate foreign relations committee as rex tillerson has the first of his two-day confirmation hearing before that committee. wide-ranging talk of some hawkish talk about russia. tillerson saying the taking of crimea was, in fact, illegal, that any hacking would have been done with putin's knowledge, some indictment of the current form of american sanctions regarding iran, arguing that russia wants to re-establish its role in the global order. markets have been taking all...
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>> we will be urging increases on sanctions on russia. it is a threat to the fundamentals of democracy. >> with three weeks to go, what will the new president do on day one? incoming trump press secretary sean spicer is here. plus -- >> make america great again. >> new year's revolution. 2016 broke all the rules. our powerhouse round table looks ahead to 2017. and predictions from a pair of high powered insiders. >> when you look mr. speaker, at the trump presidency, what do you fear the most? >> from abc news, it's "this week." here now chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> good morning. and welcome to the new year. breaking overnight. a nightclub massacre in turkey. a gunman opened fire inside add crowded nightclub in istanbul killing at least 39 people. in this surveillance footage you can see gunfire. police are searching for the shooter. no claim of responsibility. turkey's president is calling it an act of terror. we'll talk to are the top democratic on the house intelligence committee on what we know about who is respon
>> we will be urging increases on sanctions on russia. it is a threat to the fundamentals of democracy. >> with three weeks to go, what will the new president do on day one? incoming trump press secretary sean spicer is here. plus -- >> make america great again. >> new year's revolution. 2016 broke all the rules. our powerhouse round table looks ahead to 2017. and predictions from a pair of high powered insiders. >> when you look mr. speaker, at the trump...
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and what now for russia—us relations? well, i'm going to the kremlin to meet vladimir putin's spokesman, dmitry peskov. is he triumphant or cautious? dmitry peskov, welcome to hardtalk. dmitry peskov, welcome to hardtalk. do you care that a host of western intelligence agencies have accused your government of sophisticated, covert operations, dirty tricks, meddling in their internal politics, do you care? you mean cyber attacks? cyber attacks, not just that, but cyber attacks have been one very big part of it. let's talk about the united states first of all. yes. we have to be very precise in wording. you're speaking about secret services and special services of the major states. we're speaking about only the united states of america and some retired gentlemen who used to work in mi6 or mi5, i don't know exactly, from great britain. the rest of special services in european countries, they have never accused russia of interfering into somewhere, they have just started to feel uncomfortable, at the same front of allegations
and what now for russia—us relations? well, i'm going to the kremlin to meet vladimir putin's spokesman, dmitry peskov. is he triumphant or cautious? dmitry peskov, welcome to hardtalk. dmitry peskov, welcome to hardtalk. do you care that a host of western intelligence agencies have accused your government of sophisticated, covert operations, dirty tricks, meddling in their internal politics, do you care? you mean cyber attacks? cyber attacks, not just that, but cyber attacks have been one...
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with the situation in russia. they seem to think things were deteriorating and difficulties are coming, so it was not a terrible surprise when 1991 came on the trail. i stress as sam did the importance of what occurred than politicals in part apart from being technical. the dilemma itself we faced, and sam has described, is there were a great number of senators, many in my party, who said not a dime for the russians, not a dime. that is ridiculous even considering such a thing. this is a very strongly felt sentiment by many of their constituents. that sentiment did not go away altogether. after nunn-lugar passed, we had struggled in the first few years to get things going. we had an appropriation bill to face every year, every year to come up with the $500 million or thereabouts to be required. as i have stated, the two years, million, but$500 only about $50 million spent on implementation. it was very difficult. i mention this because this went on for 20 years. it was not a one-year situation. for all of the warh
with the situation in russia. they seem to think things were deteriorating and difficulties are coming, so it was not a terrible surprise when 1991 came on the trail. i stress as sam did the importance of what occurred than politicals in part apart from being technical. the dilemma itself we faced, and sam has described, is there were a great number of senators, many in my party, who said not a dime for the russians, not a dime. that is ridiculous even considering such a thing. this is a very...
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to talk to russia about syria. and i think he will look at that as saying of course they were celebrating, they knew they could potentially deal with me for a safer world and they didn't want to deal with hillary clinton. i do think, though, that if i were going into that room with donald trump and i were an intelligence official, i would put on my political hat a little bit. and my political hat would be to say to him, as clapper did today, in the hearing, that it is not our job nor can we say that they had a huge influence on the election. but what we can say is that it was their intent because i think if you separate those issues for the president-elect, you'll potentially have a lot more impact with him. >> are the russians worried about more u.s. retalretaliatio u.s. cyber attack of its own? >> the russians obviously responded that they were above responding to the sanctions that president obama announced last week. of course, that was followed by that tweet from donald trump saying i always knew vladimir puti
to talk to russia about syria. and i think he will look at that as saying of course they were celebrating, they knew they could potentially deal with me for a safer world and they didn't want to deal with hillary clinton. i do think, though, that if i were going into that room with donald trump and i were an intelligence official, i would put on my political hat a little bit. and my political hat would be to say to him, as clapper did today, in the hearing, that it is not our job nor can we say...
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allies, russia and egypt, russia and saudi arabia, russia and iran, and look at how russia is trying to go bit by bit, across the middle east and try to undermine our existing relationships and as the congressman pointed out call into question our reliability and credibility as a partner. .... perhaps america is to engage in the world in an isolation that n the path represents an enormous threat to the future position in the world and in particular with respect to the middle east. we cannot allow that to happen in terms of our relationship with our allies. to go back to where we started, each of those countries is equally vulnerable to cyber threats from russia in retaliation for the positions they may take that may be in our interests, so we have to work with them just as we have to work with the europeans to ensure that we ar are in the bet position and they are in the best position to defend themselves and we have to be prepared to respond in a vigorous fashion more than trump has given us the position of doing. >> let me give the view from the white house that the american people
allies, russia and egypt, russia and saudi arabia, russia and iran, and look at how russia is trying to go bit by bit, across the middle east and try to undermine our existing relationships and as the congressman pointed out call into question our reliability and credibility as a partner. .... perhaps america is to engage in the world in an isolation that n the path represents an enormous threat to the future position in the world and in particular with respect to the middle east. we cannot...
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we didn't know what was going to happen in the ukraine and russia. we wanted to get them all out during the first term, which we were able to do. the first big shock i had was that we didn't have any money. one of the big tasks i had was redirecting other programs, the funding for other programs to this program in 1993. it was unpleasant. but, thereafter, we got the full funding from the senate and that made that easier. i was expecting opposition or lukewarm support in the ukraine and that did not happen. not only did we get support, we got enthusiastic support from almost everybody we worked with over there in the ministries, in the military, right down to the field. dealing with the officers of the strategic rocket forces that were about to be put out of a job. but everybody seemed to understand what we were doing and that was one of the biggest surprises on the day when we got that kind of support. have told you about the problems within the congress, but after that first year, that was no problem for me. whatever problems there were, they were t
we didn't know what was going to happen in the ukraine and russia. we wanted to get them all out during the first term, which we were able to do. the first big shock i had was that we didn't have any money. one of the big tasks i had was redirecting other programs, the funding for other programs to this program in 1993. it was unpleasant. but, thereafter, we got the full funding from the senate and that made that easier. i was expecting opposition or lukewarm support in the ukraine and that did...
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russia and turkey is driving the talks to take place not in geneva of vienna or paris, but in russia. it's extraordinary. even british diplomats will concede that vladimir putin went from zero influence in the middle east in 2015 to now being the major player with the military force and the political will to back it up. gulf states are saying we wish our ally was president putin. saudi arabia, the gulf states and also iran, the impact of russia putting its weight about and being successful. has that changed things? it's always been asked if russia and iran see eye to eye in syria, but they don't. they have a shared interest in seeing president assad, or at least his regime, remaining, but they have different strategic interests. russia wants its military base, iran wants to maintain its corridor to lebanon and hezbollah, it wants its access to forces. the question will be once president trump enters the mix. he seems to want to work with president putin, but he also wants to undermine iran's influence. if you're going to work in syria, it's hard to square that circle. how do you see p
russia and turkey is driving the talks to take place not in geneva of vienna or paris, but in russia. it's extraordinary. even british diplomats will concede that vladimir putin went from zero influence in the middle east in 2015 to now being the major player with the military force and the political will to back it up. gulf states are saying we wish our ally was president putin. saudi arabia, the gulf states and also iran, the impact of russia putting its weight about and being successful. has...
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engagetively with russia. we have relatively short list of successes in that regard. and i think right now, the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with, with mr. putin, and we recognize that he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance. >> on threats to the current world order, he issued the following warning. >> i think it's under the biggest attack since world war ii, sir that,'s when russia, from terrorist groups, and with what china is doing in the south china sea. >> do you think we have a strong enough military today in order to achieve that goal? >> no, sir. >> cincinnati armed services just voted to give mattis a waiver to serve as defense secretary. even though he has not been retired for seven years. he would be the first general to be asked to do so since harry truman made an exception to civilian control of the military and asked general george s. marshall to serve. three democrats voted against. it will now go to the house and come back to the full senate vo
engagetively with russia. we have relatively short list of successes in that regard. and i think right now, the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with, with mr. putin, and we recognize that he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance. >> on threats to the current world order, he issued the following warning. >> i think it's under the biggest attack since world war ii, sir that,'s when russia, from terrorist groups, and with what china is...
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russia. what i'm telling you is that we have a situation where you have people at the dnc -- let me ask you this, anyone listening out there. if you had multiple calls from the fbi, by the way, chris, this is the fbi, someone is in your system and stealing all of your emails and you ignore multiple, multiple calls, they attempted to attack the rnc in the same way. they didn't get into our system, because number one, we had our head straight and we had defenses at the rnc and number two, when the fbi called the rnc said we have a hacking situation here, we brought them in immediately. and so granted, we have bad actors around the world and cyber-attacks have been happening for years but we also have an entity that's allowed through a wide open door a foreign government into their system. >> i get that. one other question, does president-elect trump accept the evidence that he heard, does he find it persuasive that putin's interest towards the end of the campaign was to help trump by des credit
russia. what i'm telling you is that we have a situation where you have people at the dnc -- let me ask you this, anyone listening out there. if you had multiple calls from the fbi, by the way, chris, this is the fbi, someone is in your system and stealing all of your emails and you ignore multiple, multiple calls, they attempted to attack the rnc in the same way. they didn't get into our system, because number one, we had our head straight and we had defenses at the rnc and number two, when...
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we need the us, we need russia. your message to donald trump then, donald trump — the man who says vladimir putin is very smart, and who also says that when it comes to analysing the syria situation, his objective and his overriding concern is smashing the jihadists in so—called islamic state. it doesn't seem to be in getting rid of assad whatsoever. so your message to trump? the message to trump is get the foreign fighters out of syria. shia militias, pro—iranian — they are iraqis, they are afghanis, they are iranians, they are not syrians, and on the other side, there are jihadis who are foreigners and we want them out of the country. this is what the international community needs to help the reasonable syrians in order to achieve the coming weeks and months. that's when we can have the ground for a political settlement. we don't have much time left, and i just want you now to reflect on the six years that have brought us here. you have been actively involved with the opposition throughout pretty much that
we need the us, we need russia. your message to donald trump then, donald trump — the man who says vladimir putin is very smart, and who also says that when it comes to analysing the syria situation, his objective and his overriding concern is smashing the jihadists in so—called islamic state. it doesn't seem to be in getting rid of assad whatsoever. so your message to trump? the message to trump is get the foreign fighters out of syria. shia militias, pro—iranian — they are iraqis,...
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you said that russia is not unpredictable. it's another way of saying russia is not predicable. russia does not think like we do. can you further expand on both of those comments. mr. tillerson: in terms of their -- >> [indiscernible] burn.ant to drill and that will ruin the climate and destroy the future for our children and grandchildren. please don't put exxon in charge of the state department. protect our children and grandchildren. please don't put exxon in charge of the state department. chairman corker, if we can stop the clock when these kinds of interferences take place, that would be appreciated. senator johnson? senator johnson: the question was explained your comments that russia is predicable and russia does not think like we do. expand on that. mr. tillerson: in my experience of both dealing with russia and representatives of russian government and russian entities, and then as my -- the length of time i have spent in russia as a name server, my experience with russia and the russians are that they are very calculating. they are very strategic in their thinking. th
you said that russia is not unpredictable. it's another way of saying russia is not predicable. russia does not think like we do. can you further expand on both of those comments. mr. tillerson: in terms of their -- >> [indiscernible] burn.ant to drill and that will ruin the climate and destroy the future for our children and grandchildren. please don't put exxon in charge of the state department. protect our children and grandchildren. please don't put exxon in charge of the state...
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up first, russia did it. u.s. intelligence leaders say they are more convinced than ever that russia was behind the hacking during the 2016 election here in the united states. and that sets the stage for a clash with president-elect donald trump who has repeatedly raised doubts that russia was responsible. at a senate armed services committee hearing today, intel leaders again pointed the finger directly at moscow. >> director clapper, how would you describe your confidence in atributing these attacks to the russian government as opposed to someone in their basement? >> it's very high. >> you say you think this was approved at the highest level of government in russia, generally speaking. is that right? >> that's what we said. >> okay. who is the highest level of government? >> well, the highest is president putin. >> intelligence officials also were asked about what russia was trying to accomplish with the hacking. >> you stated that the report soon to be released will discuss the motive. would you care to give a
up first, russia did it. u.s. intelligence leaders say they are more convinced than ever that russia was behind the hacking during the 2016 election here in the united states. and that sets the stage for a clash with president-elect donald trump who has repeatedly raised doubts that russia was responsible. at a senate armed services committee hearing today, intel leaders again pointed the finger directly at moscow. >> director clapper, how would you describe your confidence in atributing...
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. >> we usa also be clear-eyed about our relationship with russia. russia today poses a danger. our nato allies are right to be alarmed at a resurgent russia. >> reporter: so will there be a new relationship? >> i think the important conversation that we have to have with them is, does russia want to now and forever be an adversary of the united states? we're not likely to ever be friends. we need to move russia from being an adversary always to a partner at times. russia was behind the campaign hacking, but wouldn't say whether he supports the obama administration's new sanctions. >> i ask based on your views, for something like this involving the united states elections to have happened without vladimir putin knowing about it, and authorizing it. >> i think that's a fair assumption. >> that he would have? >> reporter: but marco rubio pushed further, citing russia's role in the killing of millions of civilians in aleppo, syria. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term, no. >> mr. tillerson, do you believe that vladimir putin is responsible for ordering
. >> we usa also be clear-eyed about our relationship with russia. russia today poses a danger. our nato allies are right to be alarmed at a resurgent russia. >> reporter: so will there be a new relationship? >> i think the important conversation that we have to have with them is, does russia want to now and forever be an adversary of the united states? we're not likely to ever be friends. we need to move russia from being an adversary always to a partner at times. russia was...
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she is saying russia, russia, but i don't -- maybe it was. it could be russia. coulds be china. could also be lots of people. could also be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay. you don't know who broke in to dnc. >> now that president-elect trump has been formally briefed has he been convinced that russia carried out a cyber campaign against hillary clinton? and what is he prepared to do about it? >> if you read his entire statement and followed the briefing on friday he makes clear that russia, china, and others have attempted to attack different government institutions and businesses and organization and individuals over a series of times. he specifically mentions the democratic national committee because that's why we're having this conversation. i don't want your viewers to be misled into thinking somehow the kremlin or the republican party -- they had -- the kremlin was dealing with any of the hackers and bringing that information back to moscow and somehow that anybody who allegedly attempted to influence our elections actually did. if you read the f
she is saying russia, russia, but i don't -- maybe it was. it could be russia. coulds be china. could also be lots of people. could also be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay. you don't know who broke in to dnc. >> now that president-elect trump has been formally briefed has he been convinced that russia carried out a cyber campaign against hillary clinton? and what is he prepared to do about it? >> if you read his entire statement and followed the briefing...