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Johnson, on a trade mission to the United States, said that he was struck by the former secretary of state's insistence that Europe must do more to stand up to the Russian leader over Ukraine.

"One thing in particular she really wanted to get across -- that was she thought the Europeans were being too wimpy in dealing with Putin," Johnson said, at a Politico Playbook Breakfast event in Washington.

Stressing he was not quoting Clinton word for word, two days after meeting her in New York, Johnson said that he was impressed by the likely Democratic presidential candidate's "brilliant mastery" of foreign policy.

"She thought in particular that we in Britain should be less dependent on Russian hyrdrocarbons and she thought we should get on with seeking alternative sources," Johnson said.

"Her general anxiety was that Putin, if unchallenged and unchecked, would continue to expand his influence in the perimeter of what was the Soviet Union. She spoke of alarm in Estonia and the Baltic states. I was very, very struck by that."

"I was struck by the firmness with which she wanted us in Britain to stick it, to take it to Putin," he said, once again underlining he was not using Clinton's exact words but offering a "brutal summary" of what she said.

Johnson, who is known for his scruffy shock of blond hair and colorful turn of phrase, said Clinton backed President Barack Obama's strategy on tackling ISIS and thought there was more everybody could be doing to support Kurdish Peshmerga forces fighting the extremist group.

The mayor, who recently visited Kurdish areas in Iraq, quipped that he would not overstate the danger of his trip -- in a reference to NBC newsman Brian Williams who was suspended for six months for exaggerating his experiences during the Iraq war.

"You get in trouble over here .. I was nearish to the front line. I wouldn't say bullets were wanging over my head."

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WASHINGTON -- Before any actual presidential primary comes the so-called Beltway primary, the Washington political class assessment of a candidates early steps. (The so-called fundraising primary, forcing a candidate to demonstrate the ability to raise enough money to run a viable national campaign, is a subset.) For Hillary Clinton, the Beltway primary has already begun, and shes not winning.

Stories about disagreements inside Hillaryworld over fundraising and tactics were swirling afterClinton ally David Brock split with a Super PAC that will back her presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee is needling Clinton about the fact she hasnt officially launched her campaign, accusing her of hiding.

The Beltway primarys power -- such as it is -- lies in generating negative press coverage, making political contributors nervous and giving the opposition a chance to get into the fight. Clinton is seeing what happens when youre the only candidate in the primary. The GOP is focused squarely on criticizing her and pointing out every possible misstep.

There are some real concerns for Clinton. Her previous presidential run in 2008 was plagued by turf wars and turmoil, and observers will be quick to conclude -- and report -- that this campaign is no better.

But the inner workings of a campaign matter very little to voters, especially a year away from the first primary ballot.Attacking a candidate for not announcing early enough is also unlikely to gain much traction. For starters, Clinton isnt off schedule. None of the likely 2016 Republican candidates has officially announced. Mitt Romney didnt formally start his 2012 campaign until June of the previous year. He launched his exploratory committee in April of that year.

Voters on a bipartisan basis agree the campaign season is already too long. A 2011 Gallup poll in the run-up to the last presidential campaign found that a year before Election Day, most Americans surveyed would have been happy for the election to be already over. Among those polled in 12 swing states, 75 percent said they were ready for the campaign to end. Only 21 percent said they were eager for it to begin.Campaign fatigue is real.

But that wont push back the start of the Beltway primary. The RNC released a video montage of television pundits pronouncements on the Clinton campaigns dysfunction.

Its only February 2015, and the Clinton camp is already at each others throats, RNC press secretary Michael Short wrote in a blast to reporters. The infighting, reminiscent of the squabbling that helped sink Clintons failed 2008 bid, is having a negative impact on early fundraising (her Super PAC really is dead broke) and raising questions about Clintons ability to run a quality campaign this time around. And despite a coordinated public relations effort to stop the bleeding, the latest rift remains raw and wide.

Whats the key phrase in that barrage? Probably this: Its only February 2015.

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