President Barack Obama told Charlie Rose that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not “entirely persuaded” on the idea of European unity in an interview today, April 25 in Hamburg, Germany. An excerpt was broadcast tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) with more airing tomorrow on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM, ET), on the CBS Television Network. The full interview will be broadcast tomorrow on “Charlie Rose” on PBS stations at 11:00 PM, ET (Check local listings).

On tonight’s CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY, Obama said believes the ongoing migrant and refugee crisis is not just a European problem, but a U.S. problem as well, and expressed concern about how the conversation surrounding the crisis is influencing European politics.

Click here to watch the excerpt. A transcript is below.

OBAMA: One of the challenges of mounting the fight against a group like ISIL that embeds itself with civilian forces, they’re not isolated. They’re not out in remote areas where we can just hit them on their own. So, having people who develop relationships with local tribes, people who may be going in and out of places like Raqqa, us being able to distinguish between those who we can work with and those we can’t – all of that – is really important.

ROSE: You will leave this conversation and go meet with heads of state from Europe. How are you coming together on dealing with migration and refugees?

OBAMA: What I’ve said to them is that this is not just a European problem. This is our problem, too. But more importantly, more strategically, is the strain it’s putting on Europe’s politics, the way that it advances far-right nationalism, the degree to which it is encouraging a break-up of European unity, that in some cases, is being exploited by somebody like Mr. Putin.

ROSE: His goal is to divide Europe?

OBAMA: Mr. Putin has generally viewed NATO, EU, trans-Atlantic unity as a threat to Russian power. Now, I think he’s mistaken about that. I’ve indicated to him that, in fact, a strong, unified Europe working with a strong, outward-looking Russia, that's the right recipe. So far, he has not been entirely persuaded.

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