i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you there. two hours a face to face talks as the russian president vladimir putin and his north korean counterpart kim jong un wrap up their first ever summit with the four more dinner describing the meeting is highly productive both expressed their willingness to work towards the denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula and. we just had a fairly narrow one to one conversation through cute the greek times we are. also human rights groups condemned this grotesque saudi arabia's beheading thirty seven people mostly from the shia minority the body of one convict was even strung up in public polling the largest mass execution in years and

a un report claims government u.s. and international forces in afghanistan are responsible for more civilian deaths in the minutes since they've been fighting we get reaction from locals there and. try to be child or woman killed in afghanistan the afghan government should ask the foreign forces about them but there is no one to walk we have come so we want the americans and i says to stop killing our people we don't want the u.s. and nato you. know they're welcome it's may day here in moscow you're watching r.t. international. now the first round of meetings between the russian president vladimir putin and his north korean counterpart kim jong un has wound up after the leaders spent almost two hours talking face to face this is the first ever meeting between putin and kim which they described as being highly productive where the

leaders wraps up the meeting with a formal dinner and also a glass of champagne. and. we just had a fairly one to one conversation. we managed to talk about the history of bilateral relations and about the present day and the prospects of developing those relations but of course we also talked about the situation on the korean peninsula and exchanged views on what needs to be done to improve the situation. mr president we have just had a foreign exchange of opinions face to face almost to matters of mutual importance and i think you look great we are one on one behind closed doors more talks alongside advisors and government ministers and finally an extra round of discussions at a dinner table with caviar that was the plan and the first ever historic summit of kim jong un and vladimir putin is under way and i can tell you that we were only

shown three scenes when the chairman and the president were together first we saw the handshake outside university doors that's right the summit is happening at a university and vladivostok we saw very friendly faces and leaders to repeat things like nice to meet you good to meet you thank you very much a couple of minutes later he saw a straight line of high ranking russian officials i believe there were around ten of them and kim jong il came up to every single one of them and shook their hands moments later the two leaders were sitting in confortable chairs in front of flags smiling and it was clear that they were trying to do their best to be nice to each other now let's take a listen to what else was said in that room. i'm sure that your visit to russia

will help to develop bilateral relations between our countries and will help us to better understand what ways russia can contribute to those positive processes that are happening. right now on the korean peninsula i also hope that our meeting will be fruitful for the friendly relations that our countries how long. and i hope that we will have a substantial exchange of. i'm sure of it so possibly what we're hearing from. may be careful sawing that moscow is sending out that the russian government could be to become a top mediator between two koreas russia finds itself in a unique position when it has good relations with both of them and i guess it is not a coincidence that later on thursday at a completely different location the president of south korea will be meeting

a top russian security official what a day the russian government together with china has been proposing a peace road map for years which is based on mutual concessions and the key word here is mutual russia's message has been but there's no way out of the stalemate without at least a partial lifting of the sanctions against pyongyang and also the scaling down of military drills in the south that are often being held together with guess who on call sam in fact just on monday washington in seoul launched. oh ok well we just interrupted in his report there because some of the latest pictures we received from that evil thought where the team leaders have the main thing they did hold a face to face told behind closed doors we're still waiting to hear exactly tales from these and i think the story now i'm told. is not

a myth hootin. says goodbye to conjunction after the summit and after they held i think. an evening meal to conclude. summit as we see kim jong un saying his goodbyes there and waving before getting into his limousine we're still waiting to hear exact details of what was said during this press sorry what was said during the summit but they did both say they had had highly constructive talks and it seems to have gone well for that these are live pictures from bradley voss talk about the end of the summit between the two leaders the first summit leaders have held. between each other and it does look through gone well. now while we wait for that press conference which we do think will take place shortly let's bring in john white he's our political analyst to get his take on what's happening john good afternoon we're unsure at the moment exactly what was said during this

meeting but looking at the body language and looking at the summary both leaders gave it does look as though it's gone pretty well. well yes indeed the optics are awful of course very important first meeting between these two leaders the first time that kim jong il has ever traveled to russia and so on the symbolic level is very important and of course both countries have a vested interest in what goes on on the korean potential of regards to denuclearization and for the north koreans sanctions relief and russia has a very important role to play and not given its role with a permanent member of the u.n. security council of course it does reaffirm longstanding historic ties that we existed between both moscow and since going back to the soviet era so all in all it's a very important summit and it's a tribute to the role that russia is playing in international diplomacy that can see russia as a very valued contributor to what's going on on the korean peninsula especially

when foreign policy in washington has come under the remains of john bolton and make to make pompeo who have managed to transmute the agreement surrounding the denuclearization of the korean peninsula in singapore in two thousand eight hundred to mean the nuclear disarmament of north korea conveniently alighting in the process the rule of the u.s. nuclear umbrella protecting japan and south korea which is a security threat to the north shore all of a very important for summit and we'll see how things develop going forward from here you all would you expect john that this would kick start sort of a new death it's them for the deni can rise ation of the korean peninsula because we know so fire between north korea and trump is well just sort of a couple of months ago you said you think this will reboot these efforts then to find a way. well i think all english russia and coming on say to north korea's position because it's there's been a clear bad fear that has emanated from washington since singapore in three hundred

eighteen as i see it foreign policy in washington has come under the remit of john bolton to make both of whom are on reka. struck the neo-cons they have managed to. manage to paint the case that the agreement reached in singapore was not for the deal equalization of the korean peninsula but the nuclear disarmament of north korea and of course the north koreans are not going in the path everyone knows will put the us does to countries that lack sufficient more to keep ability to stand there you know polarity and there he gave me iraq and libya to seize and point so the nuclear denuclearization is that gridlock between washington employing yang and russia will have a very important part to play along with china at the u.n. of course there are two levels of sanctions that the north koreans are dealing with right now the u.n. sanctions which have been extinct since two thousand and six and the u.s. sanctions are should be gotten under the george w. bush administration of two thirds any and we're deepened by the trumpet

ministration twenty sixteen up and have continued to be deepened in the aftermath so the north koreans are suffering under the weight of the sanctions even posed an economic strait jacket on the country and north korea do best the government do its best to alleviate the pressure by using its foreign currency reserves but they'll be looking for food aid humanity they need from russia especially on the especially given that they share a border and i say russia has a vested interest in seeing that you need process progress to the point we are there is no longer a threat there on the plane which will affect russia as well previously john and i russia and china put forward a step by step approach by which they would say you know if north korea reduces its nuclear arms they would then like to see a reciprocal the arrangement with the reduction of sanctions that go along with it would you go along with that is that the most logical thing to do at this point. yes i mean i think the north koreans have come to the view that the americans are

negotiating in bad faith and it's quite significant kim jong un recently called for my to be removed from his position as the chief u.s. negotiator in this process and. also heard somewhere that in criticisms of john bolton the personal relations between kim jong un and donald trump are quite convivial and quite amicable but that that has to be made distinct from the negotiating process and as i see it's clear that john bolton in maple played a key role and aggressive role in the eyes of the north koreans in making this process walk north koreans need these sanctions lifted these people are suffering and i think that russia has an important part to play as a mediator and to try to meet the case at the u.n. for sanctions relief regard regarding the u.n. sanctions at least but washington is in the throes of a neo-con raney so it's under the auspices of john bolton and make pompeian and told anes or until that is changed then i don't see any prospect for this process to progress much further than it is already in china is another key player isn't it

in this. in this saga if you want to call it that how will they view this summit is just taking place between their youth and kim jong un. will be really supportive of the summit of the chinese the main ally of the north koreans ninety percent of north korea's traders with china ensures a long and porous border with north korea but the chinese will be will be supportive of any measures that include russia given that china and russia are also enjoy close relations and also both have a vested interest in pushing back against the way of us again many so we see something over an hour winds forming here obviously nothing ratified as such but the ofi countries are in the same and on the same site when it comes to their understanding of the role of washington and impeding progress not only on the needle on the korean peninsula but overall and the global sense when it comes to

the growth of a multi poor alternative to u.s. led western you know polarity so there's a geo political and regional importance to the summit and to for the so much going forward. potentially very strong economic links to be had on there between these countries we've been discussing there russia north korea and china i mean if relations are normalized in that part of the world the whole region economically could benefit. while there's massive untapped potential. to because given the regional resources of russia china has been given the untapped potential of north korea which whose economic development has been retarded by the external pressure read against the country by the u.s. and its allies in the region over decades and saw russia recognizes us china recognizes us washington doesn't because washington wants to make sure that north korea remains. backwards the because us wants to keep our presence keep keep justification for our military presence in order to its agenda of her game many and

saw it's it's in the interest of the u.s. to see these talks stall because they do not want to see russia and china emerge as key players in the region because the understand that trainer and russia of the mean geo political adversaries ok john look we'll leave it there but it's really good to get your thoughts on this that was john white political commentator and journalist thank you. and of course we'll be keeping an eye on a vents on that summit because. you to give a press conference shortly says he does will go straight to it now in other news today leading human rights groups have been scathing of the saudi arabia's execution this week of thirty seven men mostly from the shia minority on terror violence and unrest related charges the body of one convict was strung up in public following his execution among the execs he cute it was a minor too that's according to amnesty international human rights watch stresses

it marks an alarming escalation in the use of the death penalty in the country they describe the punishment as grotesque with more is not against the. few things so as much fear into the hearts of your own people as mass executions the men were executed for adopting terrorists and extremists thinking and performing terrorists else to corrupt and destabilize security allegedly among their crimes was this respect towards authority some of them can you believe that like the king protested against him so serious with their crimes that one of those executed was also crucified yes crucified in two thousand and nineteen his body strung up for all to see for all to fear. today's mass execution is a chilling demonstration of the saudi arabia no authority is callous disregard for

human life it is also yet another gruesome indication of how the death penalty is being used as a political tool to crush dissent from within the country's shia minority in fact almost half of those killed were executed after taking part in pro-democracy protests see the arab spring didn't skirt saudi arabia the shia minority rose up and wanted change better fairer life the king obviously thought they wanted too much. one of those executed by the way was sixteen years old at the time of his arrest

attending a protest apparently he was still a kid now he's an example in fact of the current king began his reign by staging a massive execution forty seven people behaved it shot for crimes that included disobey and saudi rulers biggest blood show since the nine hundred eighty s. who said fictions and common peaked in two thousand and twelve one five people were strung up paralysis reportedly is also in a judge's arsenal seriously they can sentence a person to be paralyzed as punishment roots back to a four thousand year old law or that someone wrote on a stone pillar to throw a tooth and literally in this case a knife or a knife saudis took that stone pay. very seriously in two thousand and five

a court in saudi arabia ordered a migrants i gagged out as punishment for getting into a fight and pew taishan also a favorite especially for theft chopping off people's arms and feet stealing and of course stoning reserved for crimes like being too friendly with the opposite sex or can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia's on the un human rights council. what a world. or a ghastly of there were saudi arabia has defended its decision to execute the individuals it says it will not hesitate to punish anybody threatening the security and stability of the kingdom a spokeswoman for the gulf institute for democracy and human rights to me as beck believes though that justice system does allow to tackle anybody whose views do differ from the official position. and the first time which so very be you that if

you know t. took clannish prisoners of conscience who ordered to spoke out about the human rights violations in the country we've not just dared there and i think around five of their of their executive people who where really charged by terrorists didn't read them tried it we don't trust so do you really enjoy your system we don't trust how did how did the saudi authorities handled the magic especially against the british there's a whole talk to the streets to demand rights and freedoms and who spoke out about what was happening in the country. as most of the big gulf kingdoms saudi arabia uses is to do sure you system to fabricate the charges against their dissidents especially against the activists who spoke out or who used their social media outlets or rules participated in demonstrations there is a taboo in the gulf kingdom especially in saudi arabia no one is

a low just about what's happening in the country. in afghanistan local government u.s. and international forces have been responsible for more civilian deaths than the military forces they've been fighting that's according to a new u.n. report the findings reveal in the first three months of twenty nineteen almost six hundred civilian deaths were documented in the country and pro-government forces responsible for more than half of them the majority of the fatalities were the result of strikes a number of deaths is up thirty nine percent compared to the previous year we asked locals for their reaction. no more than you know we always requested from the american forces and the afghan government if you want to bombard any areas please take care of the civilians there don't argue civilians for any child or woman killed in afghanistan the afghan government should ask the foreign forces about them but there is no one to ask we have concerns. north of our people have been

killed or injured women have become widows children have lost their fathers people have lost eyes we want the americans in isis to stop killing our people we don't want the u.s. and nato here we will work with each other. and we request from foreign forces and afghan government forces and from the taliban that if you are fighting with each other do not use a residential areas as a position if the american forces do not take into consideration the civilian casualties and again. ok well let's go live now to that press conference being held by the enemy in after meeting with north korean leader kim jong il has attracted a lot of the tourists could you please guard what is your personal. north korean leaders said that you satisfied with the outcomes of these talks. yes i'm happy with the outcome. both me and my colleagues were happy chairman kim is rather open person. and he

engages in an open discussion and all the e.c. is we had on our agenda this includes a bilateral relations. the sanctions the united nations. for you know their relations with the united states and of course the primaries denuclearization of the korean peninsula which. we talked in detail we addressed various aspects of all those issues and i can just confirm that he is a rather interesting. person to talk to. yes. after these storks. do you think it's because. there's the korean peninsula with nicolette ice and do you think that. can have better relations what

should be done to make that happen what stabs should be taken and what are they to be areas what is the obstacle of that way but the main thing and this is something we talked about today at the talks the most important thing is to. reach store international law and. we need to come back to situation where international law sets the rules to move stead of might to make you know right this would be the first and most important step towards resolving such complex situations such as the situation we have on the korean peninsula today what does denuclearization mean of the media to a large extent this means that north korea will have to disarm and like i said many times before i can repeat this again and this is what north korea. says openly

the d.p. r. k. needs guarantees it's so over and so will be preserved so the only guarantee you can offer is international law and you're into so of course we could consider offering some international guarantees as well but that would be also part of international law so we can't invent something totally new here. so how strong those guarantees will be will they meet the needs of the d.p. r. k. still early to talk about these things at this point we need some confidence building measures first but in principle this can be done and this could be done. that in two thousand and five when the u.s. then and north korea signed an agreement on this matter but later on for some reason the americans the american partners thought that.

this was not enough that they needed to add something else to this agreement which they go through and they started adding things that's when north korea wouldn't true from the treaty if that's the approach we use one step forward in two steps a battery will never get anywhere however if we respect each other's interest and i mean all the parties involved human on the north korean each year and on the east denuclearizing the korean peninsula if we proceed with caution if we respect each other respect each other's interest this can be done something that's of life life . when you. do you think you will tell president trump about this speedo maybe you will talk about the talks that's going to lead it was some other colleagues so you assess what about the efforts of russia and the u.s.

do the tourists while the tour is the same or not yours to a certain degree there are the same of course. when i go to beijing to morrow i will talk to the little ship of the people's republic of turn about this but we also have a fresh discussion on all these matters including the meeting i had today with the u.s. leadership it's no secret that russia's position is always open and. we don't hide anything like actually chairman kim asked me directly to tell the americans. his position and big questions that he has with respect to the pros the process sees taking place on the korean peninsula. and everything it involves so like i said this is no secret that we are

going to talk about this to the americans to our chinese friends it's now you asked me where their interests. coincide in you know russia in the united states to a certain extent yes both of our countries want complete denuclearization in fact we are against. ration in general and that's why we coordinate our positions within the united nations to a large extent i mean of course on the other hand as you. know quite often. we fight over certain using your formulas but there's regards to reducing the risk of nuclear conflict we share this priority absolutely. and i think that actually the north korean leader shares these few as well they just want

to have guarantees of their security and that's something we need to think about it all together should be. on the back of the type of the penis leader of korea there were blasts a build a gas pipeline. which would rather throughout the whole area there were also plans to build a railroad said because of the sections maybe of this blast. did you discuss any of these projects was given shut out that is a russian agent stayed at any of these projects. yes and like i said earlier we have been talking about these things for many years we want direct or railway communication between they saw them part of the korean peninsula the northern part and know russia. we want to connect their railway to the. france siberian line we all saw and want to see it by plan build we can talk about or than guess we can build new. wood or it all

this can be done and in effect personally i believe. that this would be in the interest of the republic of korea south korea as well. putting it and there is a shortage of sovereignty when making final decision there republic of korea. has some obligations before its ally the united states but sooner or later the situation will normalize so if it is certain and we implemented such projects this would build a new trust something we really need when addressing these crucial issues with us. for example recently the. north and south korea got connected when they are also connected to russia but for right now we'll have

to run some pilot training experiment but this is something we'll keep working on patiently and hoping that at the certain point we'll be able to do that and the sooner the better we have a kind of program bush to walk the great game. back to the chair but be ready to get tedious god takes with the what kind of added it does he have. while the first and foremost he wants to ensure his national interests and sure his country's security. but if. the partners of north korea primarily the united states. are ready to gauge in their constructive dialogue i think there is no other way you could you have to have a dialogue i think there is no other way but it will.