They signed the communique. Are you optimistic . I would like to be but we need to look at what president putin has done and his declared intentions. He has been speaking as if the eastern part of ukraine is already part of russia. He has talked about the new russia. In his mind, there will be over time some federalization of ukraine which would mean the hollowing out of that government and reducing the ability of the government to really have a coherent state that they can control. I think that is his ultimate goal. He will continue to have his forces on the border and continue to agitate. The United States and the west really is at a disadvantage. Not much we can do other than sending forces over. Will sanctions have an impact . They are having a major impact already. I would covertly or quietly propose to the russians that we have a whole series of additional sanctions we are prepared to put into effect that would require the europeans to support us on that but even absent that supp
And ted cruise vs. Rand paul. We begin with former secretary of defense william cohen. Thank you for being with us. There were some signs of easing. They signed the communique. Are you optimistic . I would like to be optimistic but we need to look at what president putin has done and his declared intentions. He has been speaking as if the eastern part of ukraine is already part of russia. He has talked about the new russia. In his mind, there will be over time some federalization of ukraine which would mean the hollowing out of that government and reducing the ability of the government to really have a coherent state that they can control. I think that is his ultimate goal. He will continue to have his forces on the border and continue to agitate. The United States and the west really is at a disadvantage. Not much we can do other than sending forces over. What do we do . Will sanctions have an impact . They are having a major impact already. I would covertly or quietly propose to the
They signed the communique. The russians and ukranians and the e. U. Are you optimistic . I would like to be but we need to look at what president putin has done and his declared intentions. He has been speaking as if the eastern part of ukraine is already part of russia. He has talked about the new russia. In his mind, there will be over time some federalization of ukraine which would mean the hollowing out of that government and reducing the ability of the government to really have a coherent state that they can control. I think that is his ultimate goal. He will continue to have his forces on the border and continue to agitate. The United States and the west really is at a disadvantage. Not much we can do other than sending forces over. Will sanctions have an impact . They are having a major impact already. I would covertly or quietly propose to the russians that we have a whole series of additional sanctions we are prepared to put into effect that would require the europeans to sup
I would like to be but we need to look at what president putin has done and his declared intentions. He has been speaking as if the eastern part of ukraine is already part of russia. He has talked about the new russia. In his mind, there will be over time some federalization of ukraine which would mean the hollowing out of that government and reducing the ability of the government to really have a coherent state that they can control. I think that is his ultimate goal. He will continue to have his forces on the border and continue to agitate. The United States and the west really is at a disadvantage. Not much we can do other than sending forces over. Will sanctions have an impact . They are having a major impact already. I would covertly or quietly propose to the russians that we have a whole series of additional sanctions we are prepared to put into effect that would require the europeans to support us on that but even absent that support, i would indicate very strongly what we are p
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Alyssa mastromonaco is often called one of the most powerful people in washington. That you have not heard of. The deputy chief of staff of operations at the white house. Nothing gets done without alyssa being part of it at the white house. She coordinates with secret service, air force one, and more. She is in on strategy. She has become like family. She started working with then senator obama in 2005. Next came the campaign. She leaves this may. She will remain engaged as an outside advisor. We talked last week at the old Senate Office now occupied by sherry brown, the senator from ohio. This is it. This is where young senator obama had his four key staffers. Yes. This is the former deputy chief of staff. The press secretary. We did ok. Every time i read a piece about you, it talks about power. Tell me what you do. What i do . I think the reason people think i have power is i am the person everyone comes to. I have the answer f