the dictator there, kimjong—un, has no desire to stop their nuclear ambitions.ey don't care about their people. their only interest is increasing their nuclear ambition and they will do it at whatever cost. this woman, the us have cooperated with north korea in the past to conduct famine in the past to conduct famine in the country. you are the chair of the house foreign affairs subcommittee on the indo pacific. what would you like to see the united states doing to bring some humanitarian aid to the country?— the country? first of all, the united states _ the country? first of all, the united states has _ the country? first of all, the united states has for - the country? first of all, the united states has for a - the country? first of all, the united states has for a long | united states has for a long time, starting with the 1992 agreed framework, provided humanitarian assistance like energy assistance, economic assistance. this was in the hope, for exchange for north korea stopping their nuclear weapons programme. look what happened over two decades plus. th

the dictator that kimjong—un has no desire to stop the nuclear emissions, even at the risk of human rights about their people, their only interest is in increasing the nuclear ambitions, and they will do it at whatever cost. the us has cooperated with north korea in the past to combat famine in the country, you are the chair of the house foreign affairs committee, what would you like to see the united states doing to bring humanitarian aid to the country?— humanitarian aid to the count ? , ., . country? first of all, the united states _ country? first of all, the united states has - country? first of all, the united states has for - country? first of all, the united states has for a l country? first of all, the i united states has for a long time, starting with the 1992 framework provided humanitarian assistance, economic assistance, economic assistance, this was an exchange for north korea. the nuclear weapons programme. look what happened over two decades plus, they got everything, we got nothing in return. we need to live with the reality that north korea is not going to stop the nuclea

but kimjong—un is tightening his grip, pushing his people to their limits.e north koreans who've risked their lives to tell us what's been happening since the country cut itself off from the world. we've changed their names and illustrated their words using actors and animations. if i live according to the rules, i feel like i'll starve to death. butjust by trying to survive, i could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor and killed. one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china, but kimjong—un has begun walling his people in, installing fences and surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. myong suk is a market trader living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really it's to stop the smuggling and people but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. those who dare to try now gamble

but this is north kimjong—un korea and we never know. ——. it could keep this way for years to come.ardships on people as a result of these closures. i think he will be weighing up at the moment what to do because if he does decide to open the borders, that means letting people back into country, letting foreign diplomats back in and aid workers and allowing people to see what is happening. if things are as bad as our interviewees have told us that they are then will he want the rest of the world to see that? that is the question i'm sure he's asking. ih is the question i'm sure he's askinu. , ., , is the question i'm sure he's askinu. ,., , , is the question i'm sure he's askin. i, �* asking. in terms of why people can't feed themselves _ asking. in terms of why people can't feed themselves in _ asking. in terms of why people can't feed themselves in the _ asking. in terms of why people can't feed themselves in the country, i asking. in terms of why people can't| feed themselves in the country, they don't have the resources to do that, don't have the resources to do that, do they? d

in the late 1990s, when kim jong—un's father, kimjong—il, was in power, as many as 3 million people diedstating famine known as the arduous march. child cries newsreader: the red cross estimates that almost half of north korean babies will die before they're five. the north korean economy had collapsed, meaning the state could no longer provide its people with food. newsreader: a succession of bad | harvests and disastrous floods mean north korea is desperately short of food. _ many now rely on international aid to survive. _ people quickly learned not to depend on the government for food. they started smuggling things in from china to sell at markets. ever since, most north koreans have depended on this unofficial trade. when the border was closed, this lifeline was severed. with the restrictions, in general, that have been increased, - that is really worrying then - for north korean people's ability to fend for themselves. before the border closure, people would attempt to flee the country by secretly crossing into china. more than 1,000 made it out each year. but kim jong—un has spent

on spy satellites and concealing and refusing to give up those communications that he had between kimjong—unkorea during his time in office. to give you some idea of the gravity of the charges under the 1917 espionage act, one expert said today that, were this to be any other defendant, they would find the fbi on their doorstep at six o'clock in the morning, ready to lead them away. there wouldn't have been any other niceties that donald trump is being afforded in this case. indeed, otherformer government employees who've been found guilty under this particular act have all faced very long sentences in jail. that's david there in washington. a war of words has erupted between prime minister rishi sunak and borisjohnson over the former prime minister's attempt to give political titles to several close allies. mr sunak has accused his former boss of asking him to "overrule" the vetting advice of an independent panel on his house of lords nominations. but in a fiery statement, mrjohnson accused mr sunak of "talking rubbish". our political editor chris mason has the details. back in the country,

one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china, but kimjong—un has begun wallingered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. myong suk is a market trader living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. those who dare to try now gamble with their lives. a friend's son told me about several closed—door executions he saw. each time, three to four people would be executed. their crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. sealing the border has also allowed kim jong—un to shut out the thing he fears the most — foreign films and tv programmes. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them can now be executed. this propaganda video shows people being publicly punished. i was taken in for questioning. i'

on spy satellites and concealing and refusing to give up those communications that he had between kimjong—unkorea during his time in office. to give you some idea of the gravity of the charges under the 1917 espionage act, one expert said today that, were this to be any other defendant, they would find the fbi on their doorstep at six o'clock in the morning, ready to lead them away. there wouldn't have been any of the niceties that donald trump is being afforded in this case. indeed, otherformer government employees who've been found guilty under this particular act have all faced very long sentences in jail. the ukrainian armed forces say they have liberated another village — the seventh since president zelensky acknowledged over the weekend that the long—awaited counter—offensive against the russians had begun. the communities reportedly regained are relatively small and the russians have yet to confirm the losses on their side. our international editor jeremy bowen can explain more. president zelensky said this would be ukraine's year of victory. that is unlikely. even the most optimistic

one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china, but kimjong—un has begun wallings and surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. myong suk is a market trader living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. -- translation: the government strictly controls the border, - using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. those who dare to try now gamble with their lives. translation: a friend's son told me about several - closed—door executions he saw. each time, three to four people would be executed. their crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. sealing the border has also allowed kim jong—un to shut out the thing he fears the most — foreign films and tv programmes. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them

its supreme leader rules by terror, but kim jong—un state, its supreme leader rules by terror, but kimjong—un pushing his people to their limits. translation: every day it gets harder to live. one wrong move when you are facing execution. this is chan ho, one of three north koreans who have risked their lives to tell us what has been happening since the country cut itself off from the world of. we have changed their names and illustrated their words using actors and animations. �* ,, �* animations. translation: ifi left according _ animations. translation: ifi left according to _ animations. translation: ifi left according to the _ animations. translation: ifi left according to the rules - animations. translation: ifi left according to the rules i - left according to the rules i feel like i will starve to death. byjust trying to survive i could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor and killed. fine the state security, branded as a traitor and killed.— a traitor and killed. one way away north _ a traitor and killed. one way away north korea _ a traitor and killed. one way away

but kimjong—un has begun walling his people in, installing fences and surveillance cameras.der living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. those who dare to try now gamble with their lives. a friend's son told me about several closed door executions he saw. each time, three to four people would be executed. their crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. sealing the border has also allowed kim jong—un to shut out the thing he fears the most — foreign films and tv programmes. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them can now be executed. this propaganda video shows people being publicly punished. i was taken in for questioning. i'm more afraid of people now. ji yeon told us many of her friends and