ukrainian border and a very real threat of invasion on the horizon. u.s. officials don t know exactly why putin asked for the call but a senior administration official said the president saw no reason to snub putin, believing there is no substitute for direct leader-to-leader dialogue and engagement i think it follows a pattern that putin has used in the past of ratcheting up pressure when he is trying to get his way. now he is trying to go directly to president biden to try to get him to, i m sure, agree to this security deal, which i do not think president biden can agree to. meeting with putin i was very straight forward. there were no minced words. it was polite but i made it very clear. if, in fact, he invades ukraine, there will be severe consequences. reporter: the president was set to reiterate that message today threatening stepped up military support for u.s. allies
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somewhere else. that s a possibility. why is he embarrassed by putin? what s he going to do, invade russia not offer him asylum. of course they could. we will leave it there. ahead on the five, verdict watch for whitey bulger, one of the most notorious gangsters in american history. kimberly is following the case, all over the bulger. day two of deliberations was fascinating.
games you were referring to, three of us at this table, i don t have a problem with him going on jay leno and playing in entertainment land. he can do that all he wants. he is comfortable doing it, it is easy. there are time, place, manner issues to be addressed. the proper form is to address the american people, get up there and answer questions about not just this but a lot of other things. don t begrudge him vacation, want him happy and healthy, but that s not the right place. he is a comedian. one more quick thing. the president decided to snub putin over the snowden issue. remember when he said this? would you be willing to meet separately without precondition during the first year of your administration in washington or anywhere else with the leaders of iran, syria, venezuela, cuba, and north korea in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries? i would. and the reason is this, that the
was a scandal. i am asking about you called watergate a scandal but benghazi is not. are you comparing to watergate to benghazi? yes, i think benghazi is a bigger scandal than watergate. the loss of life, which would be significant, a difference that matters. president obama decided to punish putin. a sit down with putin would be a good idea. you don t want the g 20. now he is saying no because he was disrespected by russia? that sound like baby games. go face him. face to face. talk to him as a man, let him know, make him respect you, make him answer some questions. otherwise we re not getting anywhere in terms of relations, they re further deteriorating. that s a good point. when i was in the carter white house, weecided not to send the olympic team to russia because of the invasion of afghanistan. it was a mistake. we should not have done that. we should have gone and continued to have our diplomacy.