MSNBC's Alex Wagner tried to spin the latest developments over the Russian incursion into Crimea as a "win" for President Obama Monday. In an interview with White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, Wagner noted the announcement that the international coalition of nations known as the G8 would dissolve, and reform without Russia as the G7. Wagner then asked Todd about the impact of such a move, the premise being that it was, unquestionably, an impactful move that would bolster the President's foreign policy credentials:

Chuck, what about the political calculus on the part of the president here? He seems to be leading the charge here, the fact that he has gotten the rest of the G7 to agree to this given their economic involvement with the Russians. I mean, just in terms of energy imports, you know, the -- Germany and its economy is very reliant on Russia. How much of a win is this for him? And he has come under a lot of scrutiny and criticism for his foreign policy thus far. How much does this change things measurably?

After blaming the President's overall lack of accomplishment on the European community, Todd then corrected Wagner, noting that, not only was it not a win for Obama, but many might consider it to be the opposite:

Is this a win? Well, on one hand, you know, there is no punishment right now for Russia. There's some prestige and political isolation but there is no further punishment coming against Russia if they do nothing more. If they keep Crimea -- so do you describe that as a "win" for the international community or a "loss"? You could also look at it and say well, it's a little bit of a loss to the international community because they don't seem to have a way of getting Russia to back out of Crimea.