important to putin, because in three months time, he will be running for president again. this would put him in power because he is assumed to win put him in power until 2024. he has cleared up something, and that is, he said he will be running as an independent candidate, seeking support from people across parties that support his views and vision for russia. this is significant, because traditionally he has been associated with united russia, by far the dominant political party in this country. this time, however, he says, perhaps an indication that he is trying to broaden his base as much as possible, seeks support from across political parties and not associate himself specifically with one party and one platform. there is no real opponent to putin in this contest, so what he is trying to do is battle voter apathy, and perhaps in this move to run independently as i say, he is broadening his base as much as possible to try to get as much possible support for that vote in thre
the fight against terrorism and climate change. he spent time flattering the president. did putin address the threat from north korea? he did and they went on to blame the u.s. for the sense of insecurity. his desire to meet with officials without preconditions and putin said it s a good idea. it s common sense. phil black in moscow for us. new reporting from the washington post that is raising serious questions about president trump and russia s interference in the 2016 u.s. elections. despite evidence that included an extraordinary stream of
relations. it was always a cautious hope because officials here say they ve always known no matter how much the american and russian presidents flatter one another, the bulk of america s foreign policy and political establishments continue to view moscow with deep suspicion, fredricka. all right. phil black in moscow, thank you so much. all right, next, will a change in guard at the white house during the press briefings, will it affect the administration s relationship with the media overall? we ll discuss after the break. [grandma] you misplaced your debit card? you have wells fargo, right? [grandson] yeah. [grandma] open up the app. [grandson] okay. [grandma] and turn off your card. [grandson] grandma, how are you better at this than me? [grandma] you know, you can use that phone to call me.
york. russia is suspending the hotline it has with the pentagon, a way to prevent air collision when they both have planes in the area. flexing its muscles and sending a warship to where the u.s. destroyers which launched missiles against the syrian air base are located. i want to bring in cnn s phil black in moscow. what is the significance of suspending this hotline, phil? well, on the surface of it, i guess, fredricka, it could be seen as a self defeating measure. you re right. these are the channels, protocols that were put into place when russia began operating in syria designed to stop russian and american aircraft to run into each other unsxebtdly, to stop the accidental firing on each other, the escalation that could take place inadvertently when you have air power from two
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