the, the latter opinion has announced a new document as a basis for ties between russia and north korea, the rest and later got a cordial reception until yang ahead of talks with kim jong. welcome on to milton square and the center of down. the line is just coming to an end upon buttons arrival to the d. b r k, the nation's leader personally met the russian president, giving him a warm welcome size may not be as comfortable as your own home in your own country, but since it is a process of residence, i hope you will feel at home and rest comfortably. thank you very much for your

hospitality and your time. meanwhile, the us says everyone must be concerned about moscow's deepening ties with young yang. prussia has advised washington to mind its own leaders moves the live in moscow. this is our 2 international. i'm rachel ruble, blood or britain has announced a new foundational document that will regulate ties between the nations has already been prepared. this comes after the official welcome ceremony for the russian president, wrapped up in the heart of kiln yang. both leaders entertains are about to sit down for talks of the busy schedule ahead of them. here's a snippet the grandiose events that unfolded earlier. the

russian national anthem playing there, the ceremony took place at 10 middle song square, a large public plaza, located in the center of the capital named us of the country, sounding later a host of military parades, mass rallies, and other significant states of that. well, here are some of the latest pictures of the crowds heading towards central killing yang, living russian, and their national flags, where they welcome to the russian president to the tree and capital the streets of jung yang are all decorated mistake banners reaching re featuring russian and national flags, as well as portraits of the 2 leaders are too strong quarter filed this report from the same the

dignitary welcome on to middletown square in the centre. just come to an end that the people of the democratic republic. i'm free, i have organized for this russian president vladimir put thousands of them on the square around 50000, all happy to warm, warm, warmly welcome. the russian president here in po 9 for the store, it prevents, were driving at 2 different location now. and so many people throughout the streets . we've been saying hi to them this whole time. mean crowds of people down the road for kilometers the kilometers here to well on the russian delegation in vladimir booty here. i mean, my arms even getting tired of waving so much for the russian president touches down

in the democratic people's republic of prey or early wednesday morning, marking his 1st trip there and 24 years. kim, john boone offered a warm welcome, rolling out the red carpet and reading vladimir putting personally that young young airport. the size may not be as comfortable as your own home in your own country, but since it is a prospect to a residence, i hope you will feel at home and rest comfortably. thank you very much for your hospitality and your time. the

ok. all right, well joining me now in the studio is ortiz, steve sweeney. so steve was even saying quite a warm welcome there in the dpr k for the russian president. so i'm sure the west has taken note, or yes, this is a huge the significant visit. it's russian president vladimir, put his 1st trip to p on young in the call to of a century. it's a very high level delegation, joining him on the trip for him. and it says that a lever of a defense minister by the use of their also the house minister is that the ro, ways minister on representatives for them. the space agency role is cause most which really underlines the seriousness of this visit. now we've seen the red carpet road out for a lot of me to put in here. arrived in the early hours of the morning,

he was warmly greeted by kim jong and the 2 men shed a woman bryce and punching, thanked him for his hospitality. now we've seen again the huge crowd standing out at kimball's on the square in the central peeling young, the russian national anthem play and of the 2 presidents were displayed on the bond is rights in the square. of course it hasn't gone unnoticed. the west has reacted to this until they blinked and the secretary of state is expressed. his concern of russia try in desperation to develop and to strengthen relations with countries that can provide it with what it needs to continue. the war of aggression that it started against to craig, north korea, is providing significant munitions to, to russia and other, and other weapons for using ukraine around has been providing with 3, including drones that have been used against civilians. this is really an infrastructure and we'll continue to do everything we can to cut off the support

that countries like ron and or 3 or provide so cost blinking that, expressing his concerns and accusing the d. p. k of supplying weapons to russia to be used in ukraine here gain the mentioned around and he said that. 3 was he accused russia of this, this visit as an active desperation, trying to show up support for what he described as putins, more of aggression. but then he said that they will do everything they contest, cut off the support that countries like it onto the d p. okay, i'll providing to russia. so perhaps since the united states is the one that is appearing more desperate. what about the western media? it's always kind of fun to see how it's events like this are covered in the west. what. what are they say? yeah. well, domestic, what's the media has quite predicted be going to a title spin ah, over the visit. not, not, not much is known about the dpi. okay. the reporting in the west of media tends to use terms like paris states,

reclusive nation home. it's like this kind of thing. they regularly produced stories claiming that came is a brutal dictator. and even the a forces his own population to have a came down on hancocks. now the western respond to the media. a response to this visit is no less hysterical in washington. he is watching this meeting between vladimir putin and came. joan on a match made in heaven between these 2 parias stays. suddenly his concern from the west about this face is to of america's fiercest adversaries. together on north korean soil fits his 1st visit in 24 years. the trip is raising plenty of concerns to the united states army dialogue. prussian president vladimir putin as a north korea for a meeting with its leader. and it is a meeting the us officials are watching closely. so we get, we heard the language that the, the 2 countries described as po riah states. of course russell is supposed to be

isolated on the world stage, but this meeting goes some way to on the mining those claims. but the watchword from the media is that they watching the events unfolding very, very closely. but don't moscow what, what's the reaction from moscow toward all this close attention? well, the foreign ministry spokesman marizza how of a said, well, she says of the western western media will be better focused on the us president joe biden. she spoke about his or raised concerns about his mental capacity, which he said was particularly alarming. given that he control was the world's largest nuclear also. there's one thing that worries everyone is biden's condition, both physical considering that he leads in nuclear power and freezes up more and more often and financial due to the criminal nature of its appearance associated with ukraine and corruption scams. a call she mentioned ukrainian corruption or

perhaps this is a multi president job. i didn't some one to abide in on his associations with voters. my nato as well, has been vocal about the ties between russia and north korea. any comment from the block about this visit? well yes, night code she and start with somebody because right use his concerns and this is a head of the forthcoming. they tell you something that's in washington next month . and he's a race is concerned about the potential support that russia provides to the tbr case. miss all programs, it's new to programs and a guy. and he's also mentioned iran on china and he's accused that move, propping up rushes with economy. so he said this summit that the discussions are really going to be focused on this emerging and developing relationship with, between russia and the dpi. okay. but he said in response at nighttime, he's trying to strengthen its ties amongst the regional allies. we are all squares, also concerned about the potential support that the russia

provides a to north korea when it comes to supporting their nissan on nuclear programs. we see how much mutual support of rashaw gets from north korea, but also from there on, on how the china is popping up. there were economy and this is also one of the reasons why of nato, and that the nato summit, head and washing next month. we will further strengthen our partnership with all the part there's a nation pacific region was fairly, obviously done in south korea and japan also to address the fact that the challenges they see. we see in, in a shot and they show pacific dollar to think to the challenges we face in your a so full start with them. but they have is trying to pull tre, russia, china, iran, and the deep k as a the,

a so called aggressive what he failed to mention of cost is the 2021 old as secure receive pack between britain, the us, an american. now this was seen as huge, the, the stabilizing and threatening to the region. this is a, around the deployment of nuclear submarines shed auto visual intelligence and china . the time belongs to this as a cold war mentality. of course we have the 5 eyes, i guess a spike collaboration between australia, canada, using and the united kingdom and the united states. but of course that has been collaboration with that south korea and japan. and speaking of japan, of course, nato that has mentioned the potential for a, an unofficial headquarters or unofficial office based in japan. and then they're all the, the naval and minute to drill was carried out with south korea by the united states, which pre owned, young, sees as it directs. right?

so you mentioned earlier that this is a really significant visit. of course, it's always significant whenever the russian president meets with, with another world later. but this is fitness 1st visit to the dpr k since 2000. he had just been newly inaugurated for the 1st time as russian president in the year 2000 just 2 months earlier when he came to the dpr k. then i'm sure a lot has changed in north korea since then. of course, a lot in the world has changed in the last 20 for years. just how significant is this meeting today? what of course the dpr k has changed its latest since then, but this is a hugely significant visit. and either by putting, of course, uh, visited with one of the 1st visit. it's all to. he's a no gratian as president, back in 2000, but came, has, of course visited rushes in san back in 2019 the to need is met and the discussions and we're ready around how to bring a piece to dependence. or of course, is divided between north and south step right at bites id, minute tries. the countries are still technically at war. they will say spoken 2019

about the development of right away gas and oil pipelines in 2023 can visit to the guy in the fall east of russia, and they spoke launch event about a few minutes having an economic ties. this was to mitigate the the, the impact to the code 19 palm demik they spoke then about space co operation. of course, this is reflected in the delegation today, there are representatives, overalls, cosmos, that as we discussed earlier in the right away ministry house, ministry, defense and former ministries of that. so this is a very high profile visit. not particularly does a meeting face to face, though have a head to head meeting where they will discuss a strengthening that is applied actual ties between the 2 nations. first on the agenda is expected to be sanctions that, of course, back in march, russia veto to un security council resolution. what you would have expanded the mandate for the panel of experts. the task with enforcing those functions of course,

of the day to all k is hit by ross of western sanctions. that again the fails of west, the gain is about this, but it see co operation. this is what the media is talking about. but the bows would really isn't mind via mode emerging, multi po, the world. and this is a multi po, to wells in which the west and particularly the us phase that it will lose influence. all right, steve, stay with me here in the studio as we are waiting for more information about these talks between the russian presidents and the leader of the north korea. we understand those talks have begun, but earlier today there was a walk on the ceremony that took place at kim il sung squared. were looking at the images from there, the ceremony taking place around at noon time, dpr k time, and that was a 6 am moscow times typical song square is a large public plaza located in the heart of kiln yang,

in the dpr k. it's named after the countries of founding later in the us military praise mass rallies and other significant and state events. it's well recognizable because any major event that takes place will take place here. so you see a lot of images coming out of the mills on the square square features of prominent landmarks such as the ground people study house and various government buildings. it can accommodate over 100000 people. and as you see here in these images, as the 2 layers of walk through the square, it is meticulously maintains kim il sung square serves as a central point for political and cultural activities in north korea. so it really comes as no surprise that latimer put in will be officially welcome to their on tuesday of the day ahead of the rest of the presidents visit the visit. we saw the square being prepared for the ceremony. everything covered in russian flags and colors and was the host countries flags, as well as the banners with the images of russian president. now,

the total between the 2 leaders will take place in the combs is on policy. all the sudden a site grids assigned to the d k. it was built in 1976 as chemical sons, a special residence, and it became a most a name off to his death in 1994. it is also the most of the of kim jong il on inside the present bodies of kim olson and kim jong il on display, in gloss coffee. it is now the palace is a key cultural science symbolizing respect for the former lead is visitors them as follows. strict dress and behavior rules, the politics davie of features grand architecture with korean and soviet influences surrounded by welcome gardens fountains and stock choose. now. entry is twice be controlled. typically only open for special tools by for renting that sees him. select citizens. photography is bonded sides to maintain its sanctity. the policy also has exhibits set

a break the leaders legacies and the impacts on north korean society. so as these talks wrap up later on in the day will later on build the c a gal, a concert at the che, you planet sports complex is a major sports facility that hosts the news for basketball, volleyball in gymnastics, among other sports. it opens in the early, 2000 and aims to boost overall fitness and aquatic skill in north korea. the complex includes training facilities with top notch equipment. it's a stadium that can see thousands of spectators for live events. it makes a key location for national sports competitions and the celebrations. the complex underscore is the dpr case commitment to sports development. let's get more on this now. in cross live to east china, normal university professor of politics and international relations and international center for advanced political studies, executive director joseph and gregory mahoney. great to have you on with us today.

you know, as we've been discussing, this has been in his 1st visit to the dpr k in 24 years and he will visit vietnam after words. what does this original trip signify? in your opinion? is this a message to certain powers which are certainly watching this visit closely? well, split this, this, these visits in context. you know, we've seen the recent g 7 meetings which continue to find themselves as an anti russia. and if you try to block it increasingly into a line, and you can also fit a new code word paradigm. whereas, you know, we've seen the d b r k, present to meet with, put in rush to last year and recently visits uh between uh food and chinese president sheet. so russian and trying to have expanded their strategic partnership with russia and that the big dar tapes are expected to advance a new strategic partnership agreement. one that uh, present pollutants as will shape the architecture of the books and individual security and your agents. furthermore, in

a recent article published by the dpr k state media, putting things on young boards unwavering support versus conflict with ukraine, saying that your nations are both ready to confront the ambition of the collective west. now i can tell you that among scholars and pundents in china, in addition to security issues on the, to the internet. so one point that has caught a lot of attention is boons promised to work with the dpr k 2 well develop alternative mechanisms of trade and mutual settlements that are not controlled by the west and jointly resist illegitimate unilateral restrictions. so increasingly, china is preparing for a post dollar world, realizing it's both necessary and inevitable, but also fraught with risk associated with china's top position in global trade pots. apparently, these developments are being watched closely. now the us secretary of state and he blinked and said, the washington will do anything to cut off the tape case

a ledge ministry support to russia. now, well meshes could washington potentially result to, especially considering the russia and the theme to all k o ready to of the world's most sanction countries. well, you know, many russians understand very well. the security rest of the us post is it turned ukraine into a proxy over a tenure plus period. in light buys, have us push nato on through us as borders. russians understand how us threaten security interest in central asia and syria for more than 2 decades, including for a while putting us services in former associate public's and russian, and knows now the us never abandoned nato after the cold war, but advanced it as a tool with a gemini, but you know, it's fair to say that the deep york a has understood these dangers continuously and more acutely, given us troops and advanced weapons next door in the r. okay. plus the presumed american ability to concentrate, overwhelming force by air and sea. uh furthermore,

you know what the us as in salt presently is a south korean president who's very much in tune with local hawks and willing to serve american strategic interest. now with this in mind, this probably quite a lot to us been to militarily, to create discovery component and feel young, for example, more or games. more weapons to the are ok in japan. any of which could sparkle more? professor, the western media widely condemned president, put in this trip to north tray even before it began. why is this visit raising so much alarm in the west? the western media generally depicts of the dpr k and russian leadership as pariahs and washington has tried to isolate both globally, consequently tons, visit the film. you will serve a propaganda that fixates productively on the sort of good versus evil inheritance . and therefore it, sir, uh,

the cold war thinking and expressions that are already common in the us, especially, however his visit to hanoi will be more confounding for them. whereas there's a willful mist characterization of north korea in the west. uh, you know, this cold war really the continuing threat to regional peace, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. so we also see a willful misunderstanding of vietnam. by contrast of the non, as you in the west is a responsible and friendly state. one that has made peace with us and most of its neighbors, but still facing a security deliver. these are the china. on the one hand, the of us feels a historical built for the war. crimes are committed to vietnam and is more likely to view its former enemy as a forgiving and even noble victim one that is now being victimized by china. one is one that is inclined to close relations with us, given their share and security concerns. what this phone that's, of course,

is that physically, culturally, economically and politically, vietnam has much more in common with china than the us does. furthermore, vietnam, like other south asian countries, has refused to get sucked into the anti russia and antique china propaganda promoted by the west. consequently, while president boost visits appear on your fits, the western narrative is visit to annoy or frustrated. so professor is not just the united states, but south korea has also sounded the, the law move, a lot of a teachings visit to dependent you to why it's so so you can send as well, you know, deepening ties are between russia and the dpr. k will indicate for many that abandoning the sunshine policies previously embraced by sol as a means for securing feasible, financial and breaking free of usage. germany has, in fact completely been assailed and been buried and other the peninsula is,

has returned to a cold war. now this turn began unfortunately 2 presidents ago when president park uh, the daughter of former of a former south re and military dictator was elected with the legal support of the national intelligence service. now she abandoned uh the sunshine policies and welcomes advanced with missiles into south korea, which spoiled relations with the d. b r k, and china. she was later convicted of corruption angel and the n i s apologize. uh, although uh she was replaced by president boone who again try to advance piece his efforts were complicated in part by trump and the pandemic. as well as introducing original politics that had polarized south korean society. now the current president, a conservative, has moved in tandem with bite. and now this means that the, the r o p r, excuse me, or ok of science itself, facing growth just from the north. as well as china and with russia potentially

playing a much bigger role alarms, or indeed sounding professor. there has been plenty of speculation in the western media about military cooperation between russia and north korea. how do you see that side of relations between moscow and peeling as well? according to western reports, the dpr k has sent weapons to russia while the r ok software has sent weapons to ukraine. they are okay. and japan have supported sanctions against russia, the r. okay, has welcomed advanced weapons into the country weapons controlled by the u. s. and likewise, the return of us nuclear submarine patrols, post in japan and the are okay. are considering their roles, the roles that they might play in august, the new nato at the pacific. and nato has opened an office in japan, and japan is rearming itself as a forest projection, capable of military enough president put in his board that possible us plans to install long range missiles and ukraine would invite russia to consider doing the

same elsewhere and some speculate one such elsewhere could be uh, north korea. in short, there's a much bigger strategic picture here than ukraine. although ukraine is part of it. but in north 3, a, russia has a friendly ford garrison on its eastern flag, a flight that is increasingly exposed to august, and the potential for us may have publications. now the us, once it seems to return to the cold war, and it's no surprise, this is happening on the korean peninsula precisely where the 1st cold war never ended up. professor mahoney, you're, you're speaking to us from shanghai. i myself lived in china for over 4 years, so i understand that china has a strategic interest and a good relations as well with the dpr k. i. how can a closer relationship between russia and north korea be a benefit to china is kind of watching this visit closely with interest. it was i said before they're there, they are watching you closely. certainly does the stuff about the waste of bus

sanctions and maybe building a new global financial system or one that isn't controlled by the united states. this is something that's being watched very carefully, but china is very concerned about security on the peninsula. china remains committed to not seeing a nuclear proliferation, to the, on the, on that at the same time, you know, the united states is facing, excuse me, a china is already facing the return of nuclear submarines to port visits and south korea. they the selling of nuclear submarines to australia and the stationing nuclear capable bothers on the seo australia and northern coast. so i think what we're seeing is, is a fast evolving uh, security paradigm where we have to rethink things. you know, it was, it was only uh, you know, less than 10 years ago that we saw the united states, russia and china working together to try to limit their flu information on the korean peninsula. i think all 3 countries would still like to see that. but at the same time, it's clear that, you know,

given the fact that to us is being much more provocative with taiwan. and we should recall that, that there is this sort of dialectic between north korea and, and so i want that it was precisely when the chinese were thinking about or, or, or are preparing to go in to taiwan deliberates. i walk after the civil war that the united states rolled in and, and block that and, and try to re routed that army into a career to stop the americans on the korean peninsula. so there's always been, is this uh, there's a bigger strategic game to play. but it's also been the case that china has wanted to, to promote as much as possible regional peace and security. unfortunately, that seems to be sliding sideways whether or not china wants it or not. and and so i think what we're going to see is, is trying to, trying to find a role that it can play to continue to promote peace. but at the same time, meet this girl likes that threat that it's finding from the west and extent to which russia joins that in a, in a, in

a responsible way. i think paging. we certainly want to encourage that. all right, professor and international center for advanced political studies, executive director joseph gregory at mahoney. great, thank you for your time. it's all right, so vladimir put and, and his north 3 and counterpart comes on new and have a set down for bilateral talks, as the russian leaders trip to the dpr k dpr take the p r k continues. let's take a listen to you that was supposed to a selection, pretty glitching and pleasant. the sincerely grateful for this opportunity to visit us on some new toyota products between your public and korea. i get this so to my duplicate single come, you know, i see you can do regression and the cpr k. we are tied to by decades of close friendship present. done good neighborliness on print cheese one. you told me the deal. would you go use them? you know, they may just to make sure we still don't miss no.