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reporter: okay. so he has now announced again snap exercises, some 40,000 troops dozens of ships and aircraft exercising out of the northern fleet of russia into the arctic an area of some concern to the united states as the russians are making their moves up there to militarize the area. this coming as we are at the one-year anniversary essentially of the move into crimea. putin saying on state tv that a year ago, he was thinking about putting nuclear forces on alert over the crisis in crimea that if he had to have done it worst case scenario but he was thinking about it. what u.s. officials are saying is their assessment putin is in a constant state of trying to stir up military tension and stress. the thinking is he s not about to attack the united states. he s not about to attack into the center of europe. but that he is thriving and staying in power right now by
flu, back trouble? even reports he went to switzerland to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his baby. publically russia and the u.s. making light of it all. was the president policed to ed to see putin resurface? reporter: they believe he was ill but always in charge. not so fast say some experts. had had you this situation, they would have had a photo op. reporter: is putin always wanting to be seen as the strong man in a weakened political position? there may be something going on that we don t understand. reporter: putin has been under fire by protesters after the murder of his opponent boris nemtsov. there is more trouble as russians begin to realize they are losing troops in the battle for eastern ukraine.
support for that is contingent upon some evidence from the republicans that they are willing to consider this seriously and i think bob corker is but how many of his colleagues are and not just as an opportunity to embarrass the president or deny him a diplomatic breakthrough. if the president s able to pull this off, the whole world wins. we ought to be able to take a deep breath and say that s a good thing. bob corker of course chairman of the foreign relations committee. he did not sign that letter by the 47 republicans to the iranian leadership. senator, stand by. we have much more to talk about, including vladimir putin. what is he up to in russia right now?
iran s nuclear reactor to see how long it would build a bomb. is that true? i don t have any comment on that. the main point is that we want to get to a one-year breakout time. that gives us plenty of time more than enough time by most analysts to take any action if needed. stand by for a moment jen. much more including what s going on with putin. a quick break. more with the state department spokeswoman when we come back. the lexus command performance sales event has begun. command track-tested precision with the fastest-growing automotive luxury brand on the road. including the exhilarating is. powerful gs. and first-ever rc coupe. with more new models than ever there s never been a better time to experience lexus performance. during the command performance sales event. get great offers on our most dynamic models.
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