Leon Panetta: “they are going to get their financials in shape. They are going to be auditable not just by 2017; he wants to beat that…”

You know, Erin, as CIA director, I had an awful lot of intelligence on Putin and his background, and his trustworthiness. And the bottom line is that it was clear that we could never trust Putin's word.

I recommend he take Reagan's position, which is trust, but verify.

Mr. Trump has always prided himself on being a dealmaker, pledging in his campaign that he would resolve such conflicts in the first few days of his presidency.

I think the United States ought to be part and parcel of any agreement to be able to provide a security assurance to make sure that Ukraine is protected from the kind of invasion that we've seen from Russia.