it says that d-day beaches are a diplomatic minefield for vladimir putin. this is the first time he's meeting his european and american counterparts since russia annexed crimea in march. he is going to house mcsweeney's to do, -- according to this he's going to have some explaining to do, according to this. this says we are clearly facing a d-day, a d-day for peace. the piece we know is fragile, according to this. it calls on diplomats to learn their history lessons. it would be hypocritical if the heads of states gathered to remember the past and did not take advantage of this opportunity to build a peaceful future. >> the french media in particular has been paying a lot of attention to one head of state. >> that is right. that is queen elizabeth. the french media love to poke fun at the british royal family, but they have a lot of respect for the queen. she is the star of d-day, according to this. she is the only head of state that participated in the war that is still alive. they remind us she enlisted in the women's branch of the british army where she

what vladimir putin is doing is he called it vladimir putinism, soft and hard authoritarianism. it's an effort to say we don't need western structures, or need the g7. we have large enough economies that we don't depend on you any more. it will be interesting to see if that turns out to be true. it was a statement by russia and china to push back. >> despite a dispute between the west and east. russia wants other diplomatic business with syria, including the looking over their toxic stockpile. >> it will be hard to go back to business as usual under these conditions. as long as ukraine remains resolved and there's no movement on ukraine beyond what i regard as a stempry tack it canal pull back of troops from the you -- temporary tactical pullback, it will be hard to make progress on other issues. i think it will be up in the air. progress is probably going to be on ice until ukraine is dealt with more squarely. >> do you agree? >> i do. i think this is a temporary pull-back, and the new president of ukraine will be meeting with obama. he has been aggressive militarily, and will

the first with barack obama and then a second with vladimir putin. olivia reports. >> a revolving door of foreign dignitaries for francois hollande. meets queen elizabeth ii, president obama, and vladimir putin within the space of a few hours. the british monarch will tend to d-day commemorations in normandy on friday, but first a before a private meeting with the french president. it was queen elizabeth's first trip to france in 10 years. francois hollande has a dinner with barack obama. they might be dining in an exclusive restaurant but diplomacy is at the top of the y'snda, with both countr foreign ministers in total. next, vladimir putin. focusing on international questions. the crisis in ukraine. this comes as g7 countries condemned russia for its continuing violation of the crane's sovereignty. they have threatened moscow with inviteds, putin was not to the meeting in brussels. both vladimir putman barack obama will attend a ceremony for the anniversary of the d-day landing on friday. it could fall to francois hollande to act as a go between a

putin, seeing vladimir putin can be the next u.s. president. the secretary of state - she was firm with russia. i think surprisingly firm from the russian perspective. so i believe they are quite concerned if she becomes president, u.s. russian relations would be difficult for a while. the real issue are the issues in the relationship. if russia is going to act in an imperialistic way, then they are going to be frictions between the east and the west. >> on the other hand, could the two dinners and what francis hollande is doing be a go between, between the u.s. and russia tonight? >> no. no. is the answer. we do not need a go between between u.s. and russia. france is an ally, we share similar view, and we need to be united in our approach in sending a signal to russia, that their behaviour is completely unacceptable. i don't think that francis hollande will have a diplomatic breakthrough. vladimir putin is the one that profits from this visibility that he gets by attending the d-day ceremonies. talking about ukraine, the u.s. - it

he will dine later, with barack obama, and then vladimir putin an hour or so later. diplomatic editor james bays joins us live. ukraine is not officially on the agenda. presumably it's being discussed because there's continuing violence that they are worried about. >> they'll certainly talk about the continuing violence in the margins of the meeting. they had the main session, saying that there could be tougher sanctions and they have been saying that for months. they are having a meeting on climate and energy. ukraine will be important. they'll look at the ukranian president's plan to reduce his energy dependence on russia, and they'll talk about the other european countries that rely on russia for energy supplies. take one of the other g7 countries - italy. not only is it russia's third-largest trading partner. it supplies a third of its gas and 15% of its oil. one example of how much europe relies on russia for energy supply, and a reason, i think, why some european countries are reluctant to go to the final stage of the full-blown sanctions that they have been ta

it's not clear why vladimir putin has done it. she's taken a step back by withdrawing the forces on the border. that seems to have reduced the pressure on europeans to enact sanctions. vladimir putin cleverly let the air out of the balloon. >> angela merkel has an interesting relationship with putin, will that factor in? >> it will. it's interesting the way she handled the crisis. on the one hand-germany is more depend on russia. it gets a great deal of natural gas from russia, and business ties are greater. on the other hand she has been rhetorically, in her public statements, tough from the beginning, when russia started afghanistan into crimea and putting pressure on ukraine. all along she's been firm in saying landforces on a massive basis, a mass landinvasion. that would be a game changer. her rhetoric helped a bit. on the other hand she is constrained by the fact that her economy and russian economy are tied together. >> do you think g7 leaders can work together to increase security. >> there's a lot of concern about exporti

real sign of change from the kremlin and russian president vladimir putin? >> i think it is certainly a pretty significant move. this resolution at the upper house of the russian parliament which allows brush at the use of troops in ukraine came into force back in march after the annexation of crimea rate. over the last few months, people in kiev have been looking anxiously at the ukrainian-russian border. they have been thinking an invasion can come at any moment. in the last couple of days, we have seen to drug three things happen which suggest that -- seen two of three things happen which suggest that behind closed doors, president poroshenko and vladimir putin and the kremlin have come to some kind of agreement. yesterday there was an unexpected negotiation and between president poroshenko and the russian ambassador and separatist leaders. and now we see this statement from luton which effectively rules out any russian invasion into ukraine. >> what about the situation in donetsk and eastern ukraine? is the kremlin even really in control of all the pro-r

it was at vladimir putin's request. it's an act of goodwill to further peace efforts in ukraine. ukraine's government agreed to a limited ceasefire, due to expire on friday. ukraine's president threatened to end the ceasefire after a military helicopter was shot down, killing nine. >> britain and the u.s. threaten new sanctions over russia, continuing conflict. the warning was issued.

vladimir putin speaks german. the two leaders are said to have a good working relationship and have spoken frequently during the ukraine crisis. ukraine was on the agenda again friday as they met for an hour-long private conversation on the sidelines of the d-day ceremonies in france. merkel was also on hand for a 15-minute encounter between putin and poroshenko, the newly elected president of the ukraine . many hoped this could be a turning point after months of tensions. a short time later, u.s. president barack obama and putin spoke briefly ahead of a state dinner hosted by the french president. it was their first face-to-face meeting since the ukraine crisis started. hollande welcomed putin with military honors thursday, but that did not hide the tensions between moscow and western capitals. british prime minister david cameron seized the opportunity to clearly express his government's views of russian policies. >> the status quo, the situation today is not acceptable, and it needs to change. we need russians

francoise hollande, queen elizabeth and vladimir putin. earlier, president obama spoke at the ceremonies at the american cemetery. >> these men waged war so we might know peace and sacrificed so we would be free and fought so we would no longer have to fight. we are grateful to them. gentlemen, i want each of you to know that your legacy is in good hands. >> the battle for normandy began in the early morning hours of june 6th. the allied paratroopers jumped behind the invasion beaches to protect the soldiers onshore from the germans. they discovered the enormous invasion fleet approaching the coach. utah beaches and omaha. and gold and juni and sword beaches. aljazeera's dana lewis is at sword beach where the ceremony was just held. and the scene of today's memorial could not be more different than it was on that day 70 years ago. >> that's an understatement. there were fireworks here a few years ago, and you could magnify that by 1,000, and imagine the sights and sounds here in the early morning hours as the british soldiers were coming t

the russian president vladimir put in out to the upper house of parliament and -- vladimir putin asked the upper house of parliament and moscow -- this after the rebels said they would respect a piece deal approved by the ukrainian president petro poroshenko.

vladimir putin has recognized this election. poroshenko said on the news that there is a very limited window for this to work, and i do think that the u.s. and the eu need to be talking right now about sectoral sanctions against russia, energy and banking sectors, which we should impose, in my view, as soon as we know whether or not this olive branch by poroshenko is going to work. >> he doesn't plan to avoid anyone at the anniversary of the d-day landing. what do you make of that? >> he is talking nice. i don't think he is making nice. there are insurgents right now in east -- east ukraine coming over the border in truckloads. all of a sudden there are lots of new weapons, some are taking out ukrainian border stations that have been overrun. many people have been killed, and vladimir putin can make a difference here. thes see whether he stops chechens and other groups from coming across the border and puts order guards in place to prevent the flow of arms, and he asks russian separatist sympathizers to stop the violence in east

that is why vladimir putin his willingness for dialogue. he also gave an order to the street -- secret service to strengthen protection of the border with the ukraine, and yesterday obama called on him to prevent the provision of arms across the border. that could be another confession. we should not over-estimate. it could be a change of tactics, not overall objectives. general position has not changed. russia wants its voice to be heard in ukraine. , foreaking of the position a long time the kremlin tried to paint the opposition as a legal and supported by fascists. poroshenko was elected with a majority. what is the kremlin's position toward him now? >> it is a writing -- it is a change. it seemed that they would not even recognize the elections, but there was an ambassador at the an observation, quite a signal showing the kremlin is ready to work with poroshenko. however, they see him as a businessman that you can strike a deal with. the kremlin hopes he is ready to strike a deal with russia. if, however, poroshenko will not give into t

the dignitary newed francois ho land, vladimir putin. earlier pre president obama spo. >> they sacrificed so we might be free. fought so we way mont may no lor fight. we are grateful to them. gentlemen i want to you know your legacy in in good hands. >> on the sidelines an unplanned meeting between president obama and russia's vladimir putin. they discussed the crisis in ukraine. obama saying the deescalation depends on putin recognizing the newly elected ukrainian leadership. mike viqueira has more on the president's day. >> reporter: president obama began his day alongside french president francois hu huh land. on the side of the d-day i think indication 70 years ago. the main thrust of the americana tack, behind me just under 10,000 americans inning terred. then the president went to the larger ceremony, with the larger group of leaders, including vladimir putin and there was so much speculations leading up to this after the white house had insisted that even though it became aware that they were going to the to be in the same venue e

. >> vladimir putin also has thoughts on hillary. when people push boupd dris too far, it's not because they are strong but because they are weak. >> francois hollande will host two dinners, the first one for president obama followed by one for vladimir putin. his girlfriend and mistress were like, you'll figure it out. >> the controversy is showing no sign of dying down in washington. >> damn straight it matter if he was a desert erer instead of a hero. >> a top member of mcdaniel's campaign, found locked in a county courthouse and all three had different explanations for being there. >> we have live footage from poland of president barack obama

stopped in poland for a while and had a meeting with vladimir putin. we'll have a list of things he's doing this weekend as well. >>> the population of syria is shrinking. more than 40% of the population has been displaced by fighting. in lebanon taking in most of the refugees, more than 2.8 million yrnz havsyrians have fled to neg countries. chased from their home in their own country. 80% of those who die in syria are men. women and children struggle to go on with their lives. some are finding support from lebanon where mothers try to keep what's left of their life together. nick schifrin reports. >> reporter: every day all day, amed keeps vigil. they fled here from syria and their rations were cut off. in protest, helpless and humiliated, she set herself on fire. >> translator: i can only think of her dpeght better. i have nothing else. >> reporter: the wars ripped families apart and that's left the mothers of syria the most vulnerable. more than three quarters of syrian refugees are women and children. osma's been in this home for widows for five m

he denied, and vladimir putin troops. only later for vladimir putin to admit that there were. it is true that the ukranian military is fighting the well-armed russian armed donetsk. >> russia's gazprom energy firm said on monday that it would extend the period ukraine has until june 9th to resolve the conflict over unpaid gas bills. they threatened to cut supplies. is russia doing a good cop, bad cop thing with gazprom being the good cop. >> i believe that the ukrainians are playing this right. they are resisting the unwarranted price increases that the russians tried to impose, and good cop, bad cop, maybe it's confusion, maybe it's not knowing what the russians want to accomplish. >> on the bad cop side moscow warned n.a.t.o. on monday that it could pull out of its partnership for peace and take measures of a military character if n.a.t.o. makes a major deployment to central and eastern europe, is that a message meant for president obama, heading to france, belgium and poland? >> i think pam area is not very worried about the russian military action. what he is worried about

he says if he sees putin, he'll carry the same message that vladimir putin and russia have to back out of the crimea and vladimir putin has to meet with the ukranian president elect that president obama met with this morning, petero poroshenko. mike viqueira travel with president barack obama. >> she says she's having trouble breathing, she was stabbed multiple times. >> stabbed multiple times. >> yes. >>> that's the 911 call from a man in wisconsin who found the young victim of a stabbing attack. two 12-year-old girls are accused of luring their friend into the woods after a sleepover. police say they stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to please a fictional horror character known as slenderman. they have been charged as an adult but an torpy of one of the -- attorney of one of the girls wants the case moved to juvenile court. another says one of the girls need help. how parents can keep their kids out of the truble online. >>> severe weather moving through, nebraska hard hit. winds up to 60 miles per hour. one tornado touched down, and 10 more ripped through neighbouring states. baseb

vladimir putin approached him to talk. moscow is sending signals to ukraine with troops on the border. >> thank you. a suicide bomber has blown himself up at a checkpoint in lebanon. the assailant was stopped at the checkpoint to be searched when he set off his explosives leaving two dead. our reporter joins us from beirut. tell us more about the attack. itit wasn't a checkpoint -- was at a checkpoint. 37 people died in the explosion. about 15 to 20 kilograms of explosives used. most people are traveling on a bus to the valley, but also soldiers. one soldier died and six have been wounded. there was another checkpoint further down that belongs to the army. washead of general security at the checkpoint minutes ago fueling speculation perhaps it was a targeted assassination. that is not the only thing happening today. there was also a raid on a hotel in beirut in an attempt to blow up the speaker of the house. that has been linked to isis, the same group operating in iraq. a very tumultuous day for lebanon today from stream

which he would like to reestablish. >> but what works with vladimir putin? there are complains that this administration is not talking tough or carrying a big stick, but does talking tough work with vladimir putin or does actions speak louder than words? this >> actions, of course, always speak louder than words almost in every situation. but you don't want to overdo it. that's why i think we have to have a concept of a fair settlementment along the lines i have just expressed. but at the same time we have to be willing to impose sanctions in russia, either use force or the use of force in ukraine, which it is doing and i think is likely to persist in doing, until it is driven home to russia that such actions are too costly for rush itself. and we have to be willing to arm the ukrainians so they can resist and protect themselves more effectively. >> i want to turn to the crisis in iraq, there is a major debate as to whether or not we're seeing fallout from 2003, or failure on the part of the obama administration. what do you say? the >> first of all, you kno

the most ironic is that of vladimir putin. they were fighting the germans on the eastern front in numbers that are beyond our imagining. we talk about the losses on d-day. millions, tens of millions of soviets and soviet civilian russians died in the world. people reduced to cannibal lichl. that was the horror of war that too many americans -- >> just as we were shaped as a world leader on that day, part of the deep russian psyche is born as well and that desperation for survival. >> you're completely right. that's why it's so important to understand history. we have to see without excusing anything that the russian view of what happened 70 years ago shapes what they are doing today. and that's an important piece of understanding what history is in terms of connecting to the present. >> thank you so much. you're going to be with us throughout the show. we're going to commemorate today's events. thank you so much, my shil traveling with the president as well. >>> let's turn back to other news we're watching here at home. a stud

western leaders used the occasion to try to find common ground with russian president vladimir putin regarding the crisis in ukraine. heads of state in government from 19 countries attended the ceremony. they included ukrainian president-elect petro poroshenko. about 156,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of normandy in 1944. they were mainly from the u.s., britain, and canada. the operation was a turning point in world war ii. putin and poroshenko had a chat before the ceremony. they spoke in person for the first time since the ukrainian president was elected two weeks ago. putin also spoke with the leaders of france, britain, and germany. french president francois hollande said countries must prevent fighting from turning into war. analysts suggest he was hinting at the situation in ukraine. leaders of the group of 7 nations said thursday they're ready to impose more sanctions on russia if necessary. they're urging leaders in moscow to start a dialogue with the ukrainian government. they want the russians to use their influence on separatists in the east to calm the situation. >>>

she is trusted, i think, to a large extent by vladimir putin. she has a certain advantage as a diplomat in this. she is the only one of the g7 leaders who speaks fluent russian. she does not require an interpreter. that is very useful. it makes the conversations then presumably more precise and possibly more personal. >> talk about the more personal aspect, john. what comes next? will be chancellor be sitting down with the russian president? >> yes, she will. she will be meeting him tomorrow. interestingly enough, the announcement was made by moscow, not by berlin. she will be meeting him and normandy ahead of the normandy commemorations. she will be trying to persuade him, of course, to accept the g7 demands. she on the other hand will also be quite welcoming towards him and that she has said that she does not support the sanctions that president obama is calling for unless talks fail. >> one more question before we go -- where does it go from now after these talks? could we see a conference at some point? >> i think this is only the first step

only later for vladimir putin to admit that there were. it is true that the ukranian military is fighting the well-armed russian armed separatists in luhansk and donetsk. >> russia's gazprom energy firm said on monday that it would extend the period ukraine has until june 9th to resolve the conflict over unpaid gas bills. they threatened to cut supplies. is russia doing a good cop, bad cop thing with gazprom being the good cop. >> i believe that the ukrainians are playing this right. they are resisting the unwarranted price increases that the russians tried to impose, and good cop, bad cop, maybe it's confusion, maybe it's not knowing what the russians want to accomplish. >> on the bad cop side moscow warned n.a.t.o. on monday that it could pull out of its partnership for peace and take measures of a military character if n.a.t.o. makes a major deployment to central and eastern europe, is that a message meant for president obama, heading to france, belgium and poland? >> i think pam area is not very worried about the russian military actio

they used the occasion to try to find common ground with russian president vladimir putin regarding the crisis in ukraine. >>> heads of state and government from 19 countries attended the ceremony. they included ukrainian president elect poroshenko. about 156,000 soldiers, mainly from the u.s., britain and canada landing on t beaches of normandy in 1944. they were mainly from the u.s., britain and canada. the operation was a turning point in world war ii. putin and poroshenko had a chat before the ceremony. for the first time since the ukrainian president was elected two weeks ago. putin also spoke with the leaders of france, britain and germany. francois hollande said we must prevent fighting from turning into a war analysts suggest he was hinting at the situation in ukraine g. leaders of the group of seven nations said they are ready to immoez per sanctions on russia if necessary. they want the russians to use their influence on separatists in the's to calm the situation. >>> vladimir putin and u.s. president barack obama had their first face o face contact since russia annexed crimea

vladimir putin says he supports efforts to decrease the conflict. he says it is a pre-condition for talks. >>> people across europe are preparing to mark the 100th anniversary of the assassination that sparked world war i. on june 28, 1914, a bosnian serb killed frankfurt and his wife in sarajevo. it created a devastating war between the two great world powers. tourists from around the world are visiting the scene. >> i'm very interested in history, the history of the world, and this is one of the events that shaped the 20th century. >> historians are gathering in sarajevo for an international symposium. they're considering the lessons to be learned. >>> japanese transport experts are trying to help solve a shortage of airline pilots. they said the low-cost carriers have made the shortage even worse. they are urging the government to keep applying until they're older. agents in japan are not allowed to fly passenger aircraft after the age of 64. administrations say officials should raise that age limit as early as next year. they say authorities sho

a surprise meeting between president obama and vladimir putin reduce hope of ending the ukraine crisis. >>> life in the fast lane in the heart of tennessee valley. chattanooga is transforming the city's image. >> thousands gathered in normandy to mark the day 70 years ago that changed the course of world war ii. [ playing "taps" ] >> veterans who stormed the breaches on d-day come to remember those who died on the longest day. they came to share their experiences. >> president obama and a dozen other world leaders attended the ceremony. but on the side line he and vladimir putin discussed the crisis in ukraine that was caught on camera. >> it looks like french president franÇois hollande here at the site of d-day some 70 years ago. and behind me just under 10,000 americans are interred. the president then went to the larger ceremony with a larger group of leaders including vladimir putin. there was so much speculation leading up to this that eve even those who became aware that vladimir putin and president obama was going to be in the same venue, even in the same room, there would be

this was the g-8 a year ago, was, vladimir putin welcomed. the russian president has been scrubbed out for now. of decliningce values. they emerge with a clear ultimatum for mr. putin, stop russian support within a month or face far harsher sanctions aimed at the heart of russia's economy. >> the next month will be vital in judging whether president putin has taken the steps. >> ec a pathway to the crisis? what if there is a path that russia has the capacity to engage directly with the president. he should take it. a strategy ofs undermining the sovereignty of ukraine, then we have no choice but to respond. no sign of there is an end to the violence. separatists and government forces fight for political control. one rebel leader tells the bbc there is no going back now. was asked if he would talk to ukraine's new president and they were careful not to rule that out. that direct dialogue is one thing that david cameron will urge on the russian leader, carrying the g7's message to vladimir putin. >> that meeting ended a short while ago. david c

well, moments ago, russian president vladimir putin attended the same lun chon cheo. you can see president obama on the left there and putin own the right. this is the first time the two have crossed paths since the violence in ukraine escalated. and queen elizabeth was present and was a teenager during the war and served as a mechanic and a drive. >> pretty amazing, laura. there are only 1 million surviving word war 2 vets. 550 people die each day according to the world museum. we have more information at nbcbayarea.com. we'll bring you live coverage throughout the newscast. >>> we're learning more details about the suspect investigators say opened fire at a seattle university yesterday killing one student and injuring several others. peggy bunker is joining us with more on the story. students jumped in to stop that gunman? >> they did, laura. it could have been a lot worse. seattle pacific university is a small, private christian university with a little over 4,000 students that attend there. they are grieving for the student who was killed and praying for the three

today, vladimir putin talked to chancellor merkel of germany. more sanctions are threatened if russia doesn't change course. russia's media is reporting ukrainian forces have launched what they are calling a tank account in the eastern town of sloviansk. steve rosenberg is live there and i know you've -- what can you tell us about these reports about ukrainian tanks on the move? >> well, it's the russia media reports of tanks firing, we're seeing other reports too that suggesting tanks have been firing at a cross roads just outside of the city, certainly heavy fighting going on there and just to remind you, it is pretty much the strong hold of the pro russian militants. they seized the city several weeks ago and earlier this week the ukrainian authorities said they were moving into the active phase of what they call an anti terrorist operation in and around the town. we were near the town yesterday. we drove through many checkpoints to get right to the edge of the city and it was clear that the ukrainian forces had encircled the town and had mov

he is meeting now with vladimir putin. that will allow him to engage with the new kiev administration. how likely are we going to see progress on that? >> vladimir putin just arrived here a few minutes ago and went elysee withay -- francois hollande. the president of the ukraine was elected by a huge majority in the first round. putin has made encouraging noises toward them and the ukrainian people, but there has not been acceptance as the president of ukraine yet. tomorrow in normandy, the two men will get together. come together on is another matter. d-day events come into sharp focus, there is much focus on queen elizabeth and her rare overseas visit. at the arc de triomphe. >> stepping up the euros stuff, only the second and the queen elizabeth ii set foot in france. royal the only surviving from the active service during the world war. a quick change of close and their the queen and francois hollande pay tribute to soldiers killed in world war ii to the sound of the british and french national anthems. well-wishers fr

president hollande will be keeping vladimir putin and vladimir putin from being within slapping distance of each other. michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. it's a g-7 summit which just ended in brussels. what is he doing in that city at all? why is he in paris? >> reporter: yeah. well this isn't being portrayed as an avoidance but he's here in paris on his way to normandy for the d-day commemoration back in the days when russia and united states were fighting the nazis but he's meeting with the world leaders, not just with president obama the g-8 for now is the g-7 since vladimir putin was essentially kicked out of the club. but his actions in ukraine, again, managed to steal the show. and the big topic of discussion in brussels -- and putin's words still made it around the world, sexist comments about hillary clinton. an interview with french tv, asked about being compared to hitler, he said it's better not to argue with women. it's not because they are strong but because they are weak and maybe weakness is not the worst quality for a woman. for now, come paris, there are

they used the occasion to try to find common ground with russian president vladimir putin regarding the crisis in ukraine. heads of state and government from 19 countries attended the ceremony. they included ukrainian president-elect petro poroshenko. about 156,000 soldiers, mainly from the u.s., britain and canada, landing on the beaches of normandy in 1944. they were united in a struggle against nazi germany. the military operation was a turning point in world war ii. putin and poroshenko spoke briefly before the ceremony for the first time since the ukrainian president was elected two weeks ago. putin also spoke with the leaders of france, britain and germany. french president francois hollande said countries must prevent conflicts from turning into war. analysts suggest he was hinting at the situation in ukraine. g-7 leaders said thursday they're ready to impose more attentions on russia if necessary. they're urging moscow to start a dialogue with the ukrainian government. the g-7 wants russia to use its influence on separatists in eastern ukraine to stabilize the situation. >>> vla

we've heard a lot of criticism from hillary clinton towards vladimir putin, but putin firing back, taking aim not at the substance of her remarks but partially based on her gender. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin taking a jab at former secretary of state hillary clinton, saying it's bert not to argue with women, but miss clinton has never been too graceful in her statements. his sexist barbs come after criticism of clinton. in march she compared his tactics to the most reviled history in modern history. >> if this sounds familiar it's what hitler did in the '30s. >> reporter: she walked that comment back a bit but called putin this -- >> a tough guy with a thin skin. >> reporter: then this memorable description of putin in early april -- >> he will even, you know, throw an insult your way, he will look bored and dismissive, he'll do all of that, but i have a lot of experience with people acting like that, so it's not like, you know, it goes back to elementary school. >> reporter: late that month, she dinged putin as she slammed nsa leaker edward snowden to russia. >> i have

with that growing divide between europe and the west and vladimir putin's russian, putin has been very much opposed to ukraine's integration with nato. whether petro poroshenko can now reach out, can actually sit down even to talks with vladimir putin in the kremlin. he had those talks ton site of the normandy meeting, on his way here to have talks with the ukrainian government. to have talks over the issue in the eastern part of the country. >> that that very brief meeting between putin and poroshenko, and poroshenko was saying that talks between ukraine and russia could actually begin as soon as sunday. >> that's what i was saying, with this envoy expected to come here. gave a little detail about what was under discussion. there was three key areas that the ukrainians are hoping, they can get some movement on with the russians. first and foremost is for the border to be closed, close the border corporation, let's say, the government allowed armed forces to come this from russia to the ukraine. also seeking to have talks as i said with the envoy and basically they need to work a way f

putin. >> vladimir putin will be looking to the west to de-escalate some of the tone that has been coming. we heard angela merkel call for sanctions against russia if no progress is made in ukraine. presumably, vladimir putin in making these gestures, will be hoping for gestures from the european union, the united states, many of those western countries that have imposed sanctions and ratcheted up the tone over the last few weeks as well. >> that is right. there is one course of argument that says the reason that they have gone through this escalation policy as they were very firmly warned that there could be further round of sanctions and we could see whole sections of the russian economy put under sanction if the situation continues to escalate. even before that with the protest against yanukovych's government led to all of this. almost like they are not listening to each other and have very different narratives of what is going on and do the bad guys are and who the good guys are. everyone on the same page is a bit unrealistic. see -- andan certainly if russia is offering concessions,

>> vladimir putin -- vladimir putin -- vladimir putin went out of his way to attack hillary and say that they're wrong. i think that if you f you think that american leadership is standing up to people who seem to have dictatorial tendencies, that is the right thing to do. you know, i think most people would judge that as being effective. >> all right. >> speaking of effective, after listening to you two here tonight, i think that we are awaiting a rallying try cia to hillary clinton's defense. i think we're going to see out of the right wing attacks of her is her consolidation of the party. if you're talking about progressives or moderates. >> call and see if he is supporting her. >> stay here. we want you at home to weigh in on today's fireback question. are hillary's republican critics helping or hurting her potential 2016 plans? tweet help organize hurting using #crossfire. we'll have the results after the break. >>> we also have the outrages of the day. i'm outraged that yet another conservative man doesn't understand a fundamental truth about women, and it has nothing 20 do with yo

they want vladimir putin and russia to butt out. they want russia to respect their sovereign territory, and unfortunately none of this is happening. now, recently i had the honor of leading a delegation to ukraine to oversee the presidential election last month. i had the chance to sit down and meet now-elected president toroshenko in ukraine. i had the chance to see their elections firsthand. one of the things that was very inspiring to me was the first polling place i went to in kiev, there was an older gentleman probably in his 70's. he cast the first ballot of the day at the polling place we were at. he came up o'he passed the ballot, and as he cast his ballot, he said for democracy. that was a very moving moment because that is what we saw throughout the polling places that we observed in ukraine, that they had very high turnout. the ukranian people coming out to vote in their elections to choose their president, not a president chosen by vladimir putin. a president chosen by the ukranian people. and they did it despite what wa

russian president vladimir putin remains ever opposed to eu ties saying yanukovych's removal was illegal and divisive. >> they're forcing an artificial choice between europe and russia. they are turning this into a painful confrontation. >> moscow is pushing for the fragile weeklong cease-fire to be extended. there were also considering further sanctions against russia if tro moscow separatists do not want down the crisis. let's get some reaction to events. gulliver is in the eastern ukrainian city. gulliver, different pictures emerging from different places in respect to how this wrestles deal is being received in ukraine. >> to those people who first came out to protest on the 21st of november last year, this is, in a way, the culmination of all of their hopes and dreams. the agreement has finally been signed. the celebration and kiev is really muted, first of all because of the number of people who have died first and kiev during the protest in now during the ongoing conflict in eastern ukraine. and then of course because of fears as to whether it will really be able to sign this agre

calling for an end of hostilities on the sidelines, russia's vladimir putin holds talks with ukraine's president. and abdullah abdullah is unharmed after twin explosions target the man tipped to be afghanistan's next president. good evening to you. we begin in the north of france. commemorations have been held today on the beaches of normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings. it was the biggest amphibious invasion in history, and more than a dozen heads of state were drawn by veterans to honor the troops and civilians who lost their lives in this decisive phase of the second world war. we speak now with a professor from the american university of paris. thank you very much indeed for speaking to us. 70 years might have passed, but judging from the scale of those events, clearly, this is a hugely important moment for france and her allies. >> it is important both in terms of memory, it is important in terms of his symbolic significance, and it's also important to teach generations of students and people what the meaning of history is. kinds of conflicts that occurred i

i don't know how receptive vladimir putin is to the idea of a cease-fire. but that's obviously the first thing that any ukrainian leader would want to do right now. >> you're talking about how he met putin at the d-day commemoration ceremonies in france? >> exactly. >> normandy. and poroshenko said, listen, we're not accepting russia's annexation of crimea. how does poroshenko stop putin from seizing more of his country? >> as you mentioned in your intro, poroshenko is called the chocolate king because he runs a big chocolate company. and he's had his brush with putin before. vladimir putin banned actually poroshenko's chocolate from russia last year and said that there were carcinogens in the chocolate which was completely phony and it was obviously a way of escalating and brushing ukraine back and trying to warn ukraine that they better not head more to the west and more pro-american, pro-european union. that obviously didn't work. it worked in a way. but obviously the leader lost his head over that. so i think what president poroshenko wants to do is sho

mr obama has no plans for a formal meeting with vladimir putin. but they are likely to rubble bows at the commemoration on friday. if he sees putin, the president said he'll say in private what he said in public. >> russian armed forces annexing pieces of a neighbour is illegal. and violates international law. and the kinds of destabilizing activities that we now see, funded and encouraged by russia are illegal. and are not constructive. >>> a newa fact in nigeria's borno state killed 200 people. men suspected to be boko haram fighters targeted mosques and churches in three villages. they were set on fire. witnesses say the nigeian military was warned about the attack, but did nothing. coming up, band of brothers - the three d day veterans we introduced you to yesterday meet up in normandy today. plus, the return of mad cow, and now another american is dead. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose p

president obama and vladimir putin will have a chance to cross paths. on thursday both men are scheduled to have a dinner or meeting with french president hollande. this won't be a three-man meal but that francois hollande may have to have dinner with president obama on one side and then have dinner with president putin perhaps somewhere else. it will be tricky diplomacy for the foreign mip sters on all sides to try to arrange this so it doesn't turn into somewhat of a diplomatic comedy of errors. that will be interesting to watch. because of russia, the former soviet union's role in the allied power's control, vladimir putin will be on hand for the 70th anniversary of d day. this is a big pride. vladimir putin has talked about this and it rallies people in moscow. there's another chance for a quick interaction between presidents obama and putin. >> diplomatic two step. jim accosta joining us live. >>> john, mr. obama has been forced to defend his decision to trade a captured u.s. soldier for five taliban soldiers. army soldier bowe bergdahl was freed i

the president was deeply engaged with his european partners as well as with vladimir putin looking for a diplomatic agreement for a way forward to resolve the crisis peacefully, but once the russians went into shifted, andolicy the president set three very clear directions that we follow to this day. first, we will isolate russia for the actions it is taking in ukraine. second, we would support ukraine to build support for ukraine in the international community, and reassure our allies and partners, and let me spend a few minutes on those. with regards to russia, the goals were simple and straightforward. we needed to impose costs for the actions russia had taken. we saw to deter russia from taking further irresponsible actions, and we hoped to shape the decision space that vladimir putin and the russian government would take going forward. you all know the litany of things that happened in the immediate weeks following the incursion into crimea. there was the suspension from the g-8, the efforts in the united nations to isolate russia politically, and we saw that with the very signifi

for the first time if 17 years, russia and the president vladimir putin were not invited. president obama and european leaders are warning moscow to block armed groups from crossing the borders in eastern ukraine and officially recognize the new ukrainian president. issuing a joint statement, they said, quote, we stand ready to intensify the sanctions and considering additional restrictive measures to impose further costs on russia should events so require. the president also had a forceful message aimed directly at eastern european allies and na nato. >> the stroke of the pen can can never legitimize the theft of a neighbor's land, and so we will not accept russia's occupation of ukraine or the ukrainian sovereignty, because of the blood to bring them together, how can we allow the dark tactics of the 20th century to define this new century? >> in an interview with french tv, putin accused the u.s. of being the real aggressor saying that the american army bases are everywhere and the country that carries on the most aggressive and toughest international policy to protect

vladimir putin has paid for a train to help people escape. al jazerra's david chater sent this report. >> reporter: the traina rifing at platform 1 white sox sent by moscow. a way out for the children of luhansk as the war closes in on their city. president putin has given the separatist fighters here nearly $2 million to oregano a safe way out through the front lines. the putin express as the children christened it taking them on a 20-hour journey to the shores of the black sea and the port of odessa. a sense of excitement, mixed with fear about what the future may hold. they are leaving behind the sound of machine guns and mortars. the air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. out gunned, out numbered, and overwhelmed, the scene of yet another setback for the ukrainian army. the border guard base in luhansk. the separatist fighters were methodically taking everything they left behind. not just thousands of rounds of ammunition, but body armor and the very latest night vision equipment. even the fuel left in the tank of a burnt out truck

moments ago we witnessed russian president vladimir putin arriving. you can see he's putting his jacket on. he gives a firm handshake in a little bit. everyone was wondering if president putin would meet with our own president obama. he did very briefly after lunch. we'll talk about that in just a bit. by the way, president obama has not arrived at this particular ceremony just yet. we do expect him momentarily. but everybody has gathered here on the beaches of normandy. remember the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of normandy 70 years ago today. that battle would have changed the course of world war ii and along with it world history. as i said at this hour, the french president at the end of that red carpet here, he's welcoming his counterparts, about to speak ahead of a performance to spotlight d-day, the victory of allied forces in world were ii and rebuilding of europe. more than 156,000 troops rushed the english channel in 1944, many of them barely out of their teens. the survivors in their 80s and 90s also in attendance in what one obser