however sergey lavrov has warned that the peace process remains fragile. the research regarding sanctions is completely obvious that when we start talking about the nuclear issue and other issues on the korean peninsula it's with the understanding that nothing can happen with sanctions still in place how that's going to be achieved is another question a matter of the art of the goshi ocean but it can't be done in one go just like denuclearization can't that is why there have to be stages in progress at each stage. didn't arrive in north korea empty handed he did have a small present for kim a russian keepsake box. for the month of it also has a key you can look away some secret stuff on the top diplomats also invited came here to russia and passed on a message from vladimir putin in response the north korean leader send all greetings to the president our correspondent in a bit frank here has been following the meeting in pyongyang and got exclusive images taken from inside north korea. you know these are our first. democratic people's republic of korea. so

us you are speaking we're showing pictures of sort of a lover of a meeting with kevin java and mr lavrov has warned yang to consider quote recent history when it comes to making a possible deal with washington what does a lot of raw mean by that. the russian foreign minister would like to inform him that the negotiations process has to proceed in a reasonable rational manner in view of the demand on the part of the united states that the deed nuclearization process has to be complete very fireball and first of all there is obviously a symmetry in the american demands and the. demands of from unknown so the russian foreign minister is that by using a kind of step by step or stage by stage a kind of negotiation process which is obviously rational since it is. rather difficult to work to achieve to secure a complete arrangement in one goal whereas as you bring up the nuclear ization issue or lavrov was saying that are both denuclearize ation and the easing of sanctions should go gradually together but it seems that washington is looking for a very quick fix for north korea is it even possib

developments with north korea and the expected summit with the united states foreign minister sergey lavrov is n.p.r. . he told them that russia wants peace and progress on the korean peninsula while also inviting him to moscow at the request of president putin. it is absolutely obvious that starting any discussion of the nuclear problem and all other programs on the korean peninsula they cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions on north korea that will go ahead will be a question of the skill of the negotiators but it cannot be done in one sitting one cannot provide denuclearization in one sitting so of course there must be several stages and in every stage there must be a two way road valma bride has the latest from seoul. so a lover of becoming the most senior russian official to meet with kim jong un since he came to power delivering the invitation to visit moscow to add to what is already a very busy summit itinerary for kim and also it came after lavrov is meeting with the north korean foreign minister after which he made his statement very much supporting north korea's posi

understand that any wrong move can make everything collapse so the question is why exactly sergei lavrov and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several invitations in a row by mr lavrov apart during his visit to moscow we were also told that the north korean side wanted the trip to happen asap during a traditional quick chat with the journalists on the plane when we asked. why this was happening and what to expect of the visit his answer was well just have to see i don't know for now believe to try and go from the monsoon to power the home of the north korean parliament in pyongyang. most worldwide have rallied at all the ukraine you know authorities for faking the assassination of a russian opposition journalist in kiev international media and security watchdogs have slammed the stand as deplorable and regrettable. the staged murder of journalists. by the ukrainian security service is distressing well the reappearance of the reporter may be a great relief it is deeply regrettable the koreans authorities who played with the truth no mat

and russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has met with north korea's leader kim jong un last raucous on his first visit to the country in a decade. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program great to have you with us. we begin with a tale of murky political intrigue with a stunning twist at the end here's what happened on tuesday a prominent anti kremlin journalist are can go was reported to have been shot dead in the ukrainian capital kiev authorities there blame moscow but bob tanko turned up alive a day later a shock that provoked worldwide relief and anger now ukraine faces many questions over the elaborate set up. that was from the dead. twenty four hours after he was reportedly gunned down journalist arkady trained and has a press conference held by the ukrainian intelligence service a life and well his apparent death an elaborate ruse to expose an alleged kremlin plot to kill him even his wife was in the dark. i want to apologize to my wife for the hell she has gone through over the past two days forgive me please but there was no other option. and incredulity at the t.v. station w

lavrov. and are finalizing and we need to consult with other stakeholders and we will be working out the exact date for his event, for this meeting. >> we also believe there is a need for iran to be a signatory for this agreement. and is certainly interested jcp omp a afloat. we all need to make sure that it discussing the sanctions. .nd impact it will have as for the [indiscernible] >> continues to work with iran. what does that mean as they continue to work in the united and s also working out france, great britain and next week. [indiscernible] >> to discuss this topic and the evel of foreign ministers. , question with you being the prime minister for 14 ears and over the years -- [indiscernible] germany and what about the position of germany towards russia? do they have continuity? can you have a very good friendly kind of cooperation with mr. maas as you had with mr. gabrielle. continues to say this is a commercial price without any political touch to it. , ukraine tend to doubt this pro

sergei lavrov in a meeting in north korea says there must be a solution to the problem. that must pit russia against the united states. >> mike pompeo is set to meet again in new york city with kim yong chol. for the latest, let's bring in nic robertson in seoul. set the chess board. russia now moving into the picture. >> reporter: sergei lavrov in north korea saying it is not russia ya russia's right to interfere in the process and lays out a set of conditions or ideas that the outcome of the summit should go before the united nations security council or some parts of it. clear effort to try to internationalize with a one-on-one north korea and united states summit. he also says and this seems to be a warning about president trump's high speed diplomacy here. he said they shouldn't try to rush to agree everything all at once. they should take their time. these are delicate diplomatic ideas discussed and plans laid out. russia very much appear in the words of lavrov, despite what he says about not interferinterfer having a lot to say of the summit with kim jong-un should

was lavrov apparent support for kim's position in readiness for his summit with u.s. president donald trump that will be the most welcome outcome for north korea. said north korea must get relief from sanctions and quickly. it is absolutely obvious that starting any discussion of the nuclear problem and all other programs on the korean peninsula they cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions on north korea how that will go ahead will be a question of the skill of the negotiators but it cannot be done in one sitting u.s. officials based in seoul have been in near daily discussions with their north korean counterparts at the truce village apartment john that's in the demilitarized zone separating the two koreas. how much progress has been made is unknown or whether north korea's stated commitment to denuclearization comes with a specific timetable and a process for verification that's acceptable to the u.s. i think north korea wants to strachan this process of democratization for as long as possible the very i can now you magine them agreeing to a near term tim

secretary of state while russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. for talks a diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york. arriving in the united states the personal emissary of kim jong un here for crucial negotiations which will decide the fate of the on again off again summit between his leader and president trump. general kim yong schol is staying in this hotel close to the u.n. for just two days the planned date of the summit in singapore now less than two weeks away hence the hectic diplomacy with meetings between the north koreans and the u.s. in singapore at the demilitarized zone between north and south korea and here in new york where secretary of state mike pump is meeting general kim at the white house they say it's president trump will make the final determination on whether the summit goes ahead as their conversation is going to be focused on denuclearization of the peninsula that's what these ongoing conversations taking place now will be centered on as well as this summit that will take place in singapore and we're going to co

although sergey lavrov has warned the peace process remains fragile. it was regarding sanctions it's completely obvious that when we start talking about the nuclear issue and other issues on the korean peninsula it's with the understanding that nothing can happen with sanctions still in place how that's going to be achieved is another question a matter of the art of the goshi ocean but it can't be done in one go just like denuclearization can't that is why there have to be stages in progress at each stage or mr lavrov added that russia is interested in working with both careers and that the north should consider all factors in the peace talks including recent history our correspondent is in p.r. yang right now with some exclusive images from inside north korea. this is a truly incredible opportunity for us to film inside the place where most high profile meetings in north korea happen just as the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is talking to his north korean counterpart behind closed doors right there the moment when the russian top diplomat is

sergei lavrov meeting with kim jong-un in pyongyang is a clear indication that russia is wading into the middle of what president trump may view as u.s. business. laying downey d ideas that russ believes is important to get a denuclearization agreement. he says it is very clear that to do this in a come prope-hence sh way, you -- comprehensive way, you lift yourself into sanctions. president trump and kim jong-un may agree and should go to the united nations security council. this is odd language from russia which typically avoids the united nations. it does seem to be a clear effort by russia to internation internationalize what is supposed to be a one-on-one between kim jong-un and president trump. you had president xi with two meetings with kim jong-un. president trump was upset about that. he said china was destabilizing the balance of the process coming up to the summit in singapore. certainly secretary mike pompeo will be having another round of talks today with north korea's top negotiator kim yong chol. the pair of them are expected to bridge the gap in understanding what nor

another first in the diplomatic dance of increasing complexity foreign minister sergei lavrov invited kim to add to his busy summit schedule and visit moscow but it was lavrov the parents' support for kim's position in readiness for his summit with u.s. president donald trump that will be the most welcome outcome for north korea. said north korea must get relief from sanctions and quickly. it is absolutely obvious that starting any discussion of the nuclear problem and all other programs on the korean peninsula they cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions on north korea how that will go ahead will be a question of the skill of the negotiators but it cannot be done in one sitting u.s. officials based in seoul have been in near daily discussions with their north korean counterparts at the truce village apartment john that's in the demilitarized zone separating the two koreas how much progress has been made is unknown or whether north korea's stated commitment to denuclearization comes with a specific timetable and a process for verification that's acceptable to the u.s. i thi

today in moscow and german foreign minister who must held talks with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov while russia is a firm backer of iran germany insists that israel has the right to defend itself but there was one key issue that the diplomats did agree on. paying respects to the rick tim's of the world was an obligato stop for german foreign minister visiting russia for heikal mass it's a symbol for how much is at stake in biliteral relations massa's host and brushing counterpart sergey lavrov says just saying that direct talks are better than what he calls microphone diplomacy during his first streaks in office mass had urged a strong stance when it comes to russia despite the differences now there are many coming issues to discuss both ministers criticized the military escalation in the middle east. these attacks are provocations which we condemn for time as we have underlined many times before he still has the right to self-defense. lever of to just both iran and israel to refrain from further provoke asians regarding the nuclear deal with iran massive level of stress than tensi

the announcement followed a visit to north korea by the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov.sk our state department correspondent, barbara plett usher, how the us will react to this announcement. i think probably with wariness, it brings another major power into the picture, the foreign minister of russia sergei lavrov has been in pyongyang meeting with north koreans, he offered for kim jong—un to visit moscow, and apparently he has accepted. it isn't clear where he would go. —— when he would go, for the summit‘s success he would probably go afterwards. but the north korean state news inch —— news agency quoted mr kim as wanting to resolve these issues on a stage by stage basis, something the americans don't want. they want rapid and concrete disarmament that the russians, and sergei lavrov, he has offered support for this phased approach the north koreans want to take. it shows that any negotiations would still be quite difficult, even if this summit with donald trump goes ahead. we are hopeful and expectant as to what would be in the letter that the north korean delegation

there and right now he is in moscow it is expected that in a few minutes his meeting with sergey lavrov is going to happen then obviously they are going to talk about what to do to save the rainy and nuclear deal now if we look at the messages coming from washington something very important right now was that donald trump security advisor says that the u.s. right now isn't ruling out imposing sanctions on european companies that are doing business with iran is the u.s. going. on european companies continue to do business with iran the answer is it's possible it depends on the conduct of other governments. so there is something very important to remember there a few years ago when the iranian nuclear deal was struck thanks toured some european companies including total airbus old dog and many many more they rushed to conquer the iranian market and they are making a profit out of it now they will have to choose whether they're ok with having trouble with washington or losing their contracts in iran to the companies from russia and china so on something else john bolton donald trump securi

russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has extended an invitation to north korean leader kim jong un to visit russia the announcement came as lover of made a trip to pyongyang where he met kim bosco said the aim of love rob's visit was to discuss bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues the trip comes less than two weeks before a planned historic summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un trying and briefly cancel the summit last week. lover warned against sudden changes in diplomatic contacts with north korea while in the country have a listen to what he said. we view it as important to treat these contacts extremely sensitive way not to try to make abrupt movements to artificially adjust the process which requires considerable time and details coordination of all components of the package. it will make it possible not only to denuclearize the entire korean peninsula but also to ensure sustainable peace and stability throughout northeast asia. that was the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov a foreign correspondent josh

where most high profile meetings in north korea happen just as the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is talking to his north korean counterpart behind closed doors right there the moment when the russian top diplomat is gang is absolutely unique on the one hand the resolution of the korean peninsula crisis might be just a few steps away with a massive concessions the north and the south have both been making and even donald trump to however we understand that any wrong move can make everything collapse so the question is why exactly surrogate lavrov and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several invitations in a row by mr lavrov apart during his visit to moscow we were also told that the north korean side wanted the trip to happen asap during a traditional quick chat with the journalists on the plane when we asked. why this was happening and what to expect. the visit his answer was well just have to see i don't know for now believe the train co from the monsoon to palace the home of the north korean parliament in pyongyang meanwhile

understand that any wrong move can make everything collapse so the question is why exactly sergei lavrov and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several invitations in a row by mr lavrov apart during his visit to moscow we were also told that the north korean side wanted the trip to happen asap during a traditional quick chat with the journalists on the plane when we asked. why this was happening and what to expect of the visit his answer was we'll just have to see i don't know for now believe to try and go from the monsoon to power the home of the north korean parliament in pyongyang. live now to dr tim bill who is a researcher and specialist in asia based in new zealand good to see you tim six pm where you are now a very good evening to you we're seeing a donald trump in recent days somewhat flip flopping over the north korea summit now we're seeing russia's foreign minister visiting pyongyang what why do you think it's sort of a love of is there right now. well of course hughes is answering the invitation from. north korea. russia has

north korean leader kim jong russian foreign minister sergey lavrov to. its fullest visit to north korea in a decade and. next month. the pristine beaches in thailand were made famous by the hollywood beach now tied a ton of visits to mass tourism has taken a toll on the beauty spot. we start with some drinking news from the want of sport madrid goat village in saddam has announced he is stepping down. just taken the world of football by surprise this comes as days after that in the lead reality deferred convective champions league title the french one that was the first goal to achieve that feat. only finished in the spanish me he told a press conference that it was his own decision and the club president frontino said it as a complete surprise for him. three one. champions league final. for montessori let me draw in mock. sports death welcome are a complete bombshell in the world of football i was surprised yes it's come out of the blue i mean if they'd lost that game on saturday there was a risk he would have been sacked because they only finished in t

only other two people with cameras there were the personal photographer and cameraman of surrogate lavrov and the personal ones of cam john and there are just so many things to tell you saw will be coming back to you with this in the next few hours surely i can tell you that we were taken to a remote area which was deserted i couldn't see any cars or people in the street but we couldn't really figure out where exactly we were going who knew where a surrogate louv rob will be greeted by kim john whom we were expecting that to happen in his residence and then we saw a massive palace but we didn't stop by and we didn't drive in after a long detour we seem to have gotten in through some sort of back door gates and i still couldn't figure out where we are it looked like a villa with plenty of fountains i couldn't see any military men around me just two people in suits and then we got to these big wooden doors and i saw a woman's face. sneaking out of there and then only at that moment i realized that i was actually kim sister i remember her face from the winter olympic games in young chang and

and russia gets its turn on north koreans busy diplomatic foreign minister sergei lavrov visits pyongyang to bank just ahead of the rogue nations possible summit with the united states plus trade tensions escalate the u.s. is expected to apply higher tariffs to steel and aluminum from the e.u. after last minute talks fail in paris europe says it will retaliate. and the all out fight to stop a bola congo deploys an experimental vaccine to stop its latest outbreak the police the virus and some drug tested only on animals could also be on the way. welcome to the program great to have you with us. we begin with a tale of murky political intrigue with a stunning twist at the end here's what happened on tuesday a prominent anti kremlin journalist arkadi by go was reported to have been shot dead in the ukrainian capital kiev authorities there blamed moscow but bob tango turned up alive a day later a shock that provoked worldwide relief and anger now ukraine faces many questions over the elaborate setup. that from the dead. twenty four hours after he was reportedly gunned down journalist arkady e

to north korean leader kim jong un to visit russia the you know cement came as lavrov made a trip to pyongyang where he met with kim moscow said the aim of lavrov visit was to discuss bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues the trip comes less than two weeks before a planned historic summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un trump briefly canceled the summit last week but now says it's back on track. authorities in thailand have banished visitors from one of the country's famed beaches for four months once a pristine paradise my ebay has become a victim of its own fame the beach lies on the small island of p.p. late in the end the men see well that's true islam has damaged its coral reefs and harmed sea life and authorities say it's time to get the beach a break. my ebay can be a magical place but just after sunrise the first speedboat zan to the calm. skipper sumit mooney kong and says living from tourists and has mixed feelings about the closure even if it is just for a few months. our family before the speedboats came t

but mr lavrov added that russia is interested in working with both careers and that the north should consider all factors in the peace talks including recent history our correspondent is in pyongyang right now with some exclusive images from inside north korea. this is a truly incredible opportunity for us to film inside the place where most high profile meetings in north korea happen just as the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is talking to his north korean counterpart behind closed doors right there the moment when the russian top diplomat is gang is absolutely unique on the one hand the resolution of the korean peninsula crisis might be just a few steps away with the massive concessions the north and the south have both been making and even donald trump to however we understand that any wrong move can make everything collapse so the question is why exactly surrogate and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several invitations in a row by mr lavrov apart during his visit to moscow we were also told that the north korean side

so it has reassured has received assurances that lavrov will in fact be backing the deal and moscow will stay in it says his aim is to prevent washington further destabilizing the region. on his world tour is a read his already visited beijing after moscow will stop off in brussels to meet the deal's european signatories here's what's at stake for zarif this week for iran's foreign minister mohammed javits a reef this week could become the most important of his career his mission to salvage the twenty fifty nuclear deal and he'll be counting on the support of the five other countries involved. for me it is very important to enter into dialogue with the nations that still remain in the iran nuclear deal china is the fresh top. iran's president has son rouhani joined him in his effort into iran he vowed that his country would honor to deal. with. the if the five remaining countries in the deal join us and for felder commitment and guarantee the iranian side that benefits of the islamic republic from the deal will be preserved and this agreement will remain in place. the stakes are hig

diplomatic tour aimed at saving the country's nuclear pact so refer see if the short answer is from lavrov that russia will respect the agreement despite the u.s. withdrawal last week french authorities say the attacker who stabbed to death one person and wounded four others on saturday in paris was on a counter terrorism watch list he was shot dead by police during the attack investigators say he was a french citizen born in the russian region of chechnya the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack in india at least seventy people are dead after winds of up to one hundred ten kilometers per hour buffeted the country's north the storm front also brought heavy rain causing chaos on the roads in the state of. which is located to the east of the capital delhi. to men's tennis where the german number one built on his already impressive season to win the madrid open on sunday understand have beat the formidable dominate team and in doing so the twenty one year old put a marker down as one of the favorites for the upcoming french open. germany's big tennis hope faced of

worshippers foreign minister sergei lavrov has extended an invitation to north korean leader kim jong un to visit russia elsewhere came as lab rats made a trip to pyongyang where he met with kim moscow said the aim of lavrov visit was to discuss bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues the trip comes less than two weeks before a planned historic summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un trump briefly canceled the summit last week but now says it's back on track. the danish parliament has passed a law banning the islamic full face veil such as the niqab and borke up in public places spaces becoming the latest european country to do so although the law is popularly known as the book of banned the danish government says it is not aimed at any religion and allows people to cover their face when there is a recognizable purpose such as protection in cold weather it's not known how many women actually wear the niqab and burka in denmark. all right says force news now real madrid's cocina the zedong was living a never ending success

neither lavrov nor masse went into detail about what a german russian effort to save the iran nuclear deal might entail. it is imperative that the to run fully comply with the deals limits and obligations and that it remain on board. we have again discussed what influence the russian government can have as far as iran is concerned fight. over it often. last rob said the two sides had never been in complete agreement but mass added constructive work has been done even if iran is the only issue russia and germany see eye to eye on. some of the other stories making the news today. malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail now that's following the first ever transfer of power in that country the new prime minister marty our mohammed says the king has told him that on war will be pardoned r.t.r. has also promised to hand and war the prime minister's job when he retires. the former cut along leader has rejected being reappointed as leader of that spanish region he wants fellow independence backer kim toro to become the region's next president

meanwhile iran's foreign minister mohamad serif has met with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov as part of a diplomatic tore aimed at saving the country's nuclear pact serif received assurances from lavrov that russia will respect the agreement despite the u.s. and were drawn last week. and we have news just coming in that after months of speculation german coach thomas to hole has signed for french club. to go has been out of work for a year since leaving dortmund at the end of last season he had two successful campaigns at the club lifting the german cup with bruce at the end of his ten year old has signed a two year contract with the french champions. antinous tennis where the german number one built on his already impressive season to win the madrid open on sunday alexander's there and beat the for middle dominic team and in so doing the twenty one year old put a marker down as one of the favorites for the upcoming french open. germany's big tennis hope faced off with a fellow german speaker austria's dominant team is eighth in the a.t.p. rankings five spots behind some errors

was lavrov the parents' support for kim's position in readiness for his summit with u.s. president donald trump that will be the most welcome outcome for north korea. said north korea must get relief from sanctions and quickly. it is absolutely obvious that starting any discussion of the nuclear problem and all other programs on the korean peninsula they cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions on north korea how that will go ahead will be a question of the skill of the negotiators but it cannot be done in one sitting u.s. officials based in seoul have been in near daily discussions with their north korean counterparts at the truce village apartment john that's in the demilitarized zone separating the two koreas how much progress has been made is unknown or whether north korea's stated commitment to denuclearization comes with a specific timetable and a process for verification that's acceptable to the u.s. i think north korea wants to strachan this process of democratization for as long as possible the very i can now you magine them agreeing to a near term time

visit moscow to add to what is already a very busy summit itinerary for kim and also it came after lavrov is meeting with the north korean foreign minister after which he made his statement very much supporting north korea's position when it comes to the lifting of sanctions lavrov saying that it's it's not reasonable to expect the north koreans to commit to denuclearize ation in the one sitting that very early on in the process there has to be some incremental give and take that have to see a lifting of the sanctions the united states will not be happy by this russian intervention but russia very much like china feeling as though it should exert its influence on this whole process believing that it is fitting with their standing diplomatically in this part of the world and fearing that they may be sidelined like china russia are also has an economic vested interest in stability on the korean peninsula lavrov spoke in pyongyang about pursuing a trilateral economic projects were between russia and the two careers such as the building of a oil pipeline also the connecting up of railway netw

russian foreign minister sergei lever of met kim -- sergei lavrov met kim in pyongyang today.y.ere's what the foreign minister had to say. : anyever of f -- mr. lavrov decicion over ththe nuclear program and any other korean programs cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions. it will be a question of negotiators skills, but those issues cannot be settled in one sitting.g. one cannnnot provide denuclearization in one s sitti. that comes as last night in new york, the u.s. recovery of state mike pompeo set down for dinner with kim jong-un --ber two can young troll chol.ng let't's go to our correspondent bruce harris. ofce:e: a significant amount activity with preparatory meetetings i have e this meetinn singapore, the dmdmz -- i head f this meeting in singapore, and of coursrse the meeting i in new york between secretary of state chol. pompeo and kim yong there is still a nagging question as to whether this will take place at all are not.t. the fact that north k korea and the u.s. still don't have a viable path tords nortrth korea giving up its nuclear weapons, and may y

the top diplomats of russia and north korea and you to meet in pyongyang foreign minister sergey lavrov arrived a few hours ago here when we see north korea's foreign minister young home in slab rob his first trip to the country since two thousand and nine and comes weeks before a planned summit between the u.s. and north korea although it's still unclear whether the talks between donald trump and kim jong un will go ahead the summit was recently thrown into after military drills between the u.s. and south korea and mixed signals from the white house. and to discuss this further we can now cross live to former u.s. diplomat james actress jim thank you very much indeed for joining us to talk about this north korea again they right before the russian foreign minister gave a brief statement ahead of this summit that let's just take a listen to what sergey lavrov had to say we but your blue sky day she says we support the developments relations between the two koreas embassy in pyongyang and washington we hope the negotiations that have been announced will not turn into an ultimatum the tas

further dimension to this flurry of diplomatic activity the russians now getting involved sergei lavrov is in pyongyang and already elizabeth held talks with his north korean counterpart emerging to make a statement that there can be no full resolution of the north korean nuclear problem without there being a relaxation of sanctions the russians point being that denuclearization is such a complex and lengthy process that really for it to work out and for the north koreans to go along with it they have to see and have to see early some relief economic relief from these sanctions so this does seem as though the russians are very much supporting the kind of position the north koreans are taking the americans will not be very pleased by this but i think it is what they can would have expected the russians to say it seems as though the russians are in a similar position to china or in some ways they both want to have a part in this international process given their standing its specially in this part of the world they believe they should have a say and should not be sidelined with this and h

then have disrunors of lavrov -- disrupters of lavrov and putin. they could care less what happens unless it creates indigestion for the united states of america. to lavrov went to call for removal of the sanctions before we have any agreement upon denuclearization. mark my words, russians have been systemically undermining the sanctions in surreptitious ways and that will get worse not better. >> dana: we are just waiting any moment now for secretary of state pompeo to come to the podium. let me ask you another thing, karl. about the way that the government is operating under secretary of state pompeo at the state department. with rex tillerson there, there is a lot of tension and the state department seemed demoralized. just with the change in personnel, not saying anything bad about rex tillerson but there seems to be sort of a renewed spirit there at the state department, which is probably helping the president achieve some of his foreign policy goals, especially here in north korea. >> well, i think that is right. whenever there is a change in

lavrov said it russia will respect to detect.arif is scheduled to meet with foreign ministers from germany, france, and u.k. in brussels. they had of the antiestablishment five-star movement said that they needed a few more things to clinch a coalition deal with the league, another populist party. residents near hawaii's volcano are being warned that more fishers could open near their homes as it continues to spew lava. a total of 19 fishers have appeared in the earth around the volcano. the summit of the volcano may be about to explode. a new suicide attack by a family has indonesia's second-largest city reeling once again. the bombers rode motorbikes to a police station and then blew themselves up. it comes a day after another family staged coordinated suicide attacks on the three churches, killing 12 people. so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. both attacks included young children. >> surveillance cameras captured the moment of the blast. an eight-year-old girl who was with the attackers at police headquarters r

lavrov said he was invited.hink he probably engineered that invitation to go bend their ear to make sure when they sit down with trump, they don't give awayed farm and interests long term are preserved. lavrov said just today, hey, let's get back to the six-party talks. he said this has to be the beginning of the process that ends with the six-party talk process, which has been in place since the 90s. why care about that? russia is a founding member of the process. they don't want to be left out. >> thank you very much for all the expertise. great to talk to you. >> roseanne barr, the top trending story today, blaming ambien for her racist rant and claiming she was fired because of her support of president trump. so what does all of this mean? what does it mean for the country? why is this conversation so hot and heated today? we get into all of that. ction for the whole family. for the best day in the sun. neutrogena®. why is dark magic so spell-bindingly good? it's a bold blend of coffee with rich flavors of u

he hosted sergey lavrov, the russian minister and invited him to moscow. neil? >> neil: let's get the read on this with retired u.s. later my lieutenant colonel bob mcguinness. it looks like it's on. in that case, what do you think? >> that's good news if it's back on. i think we're tired of having 28,000 people be a trip wire in south korea. the fact that lavrov was there providing greetings from putin and kim jong-un has met twice here with xi from china, he's getting a lot of mentoring. so the geo politics of this are more than what we've seen perhaps just with kim jong-un's father and grandfather in the past. this could be very complicated. i'd like to see the letter, whatever that letter looks like that mike pompeo delivers to the president. very important. it's going be a gesture, hopefully a good gesture is. >> neil: i'm curious about the letter as well. but i'm reminded that you mentioned china before. it's interesting that this general, kim young chul, the number 2 power figure, had just flown to this meeting yesterday from a separate meeting in china w

we also have sergey lavrov heading over to the region, haven't we?ed to remember that while everyone is focused on the relationship between north korea and the us, north korea normally does its business with china and with russia, its neighbours. if it is not surprising that sergey lavrov would want to come in and see what north korea's thinking is. we understand that he was due to land today. we don't know much about his presence, who exactly will be talking to, whether he will speak to kim jong—un directly, however it is something that russia will want a close candelon, because well beyond singapore, if that happens, russia's relationship will go on. it is difficult to get information out of north korea. do we know if any of these talks are being reported there? take a look at today's daily newspaper, the front page is dominated with news of a breach being completed for a rally on the eastern coast in north korea. it isa on the eastern coast in north korea. it is a vote is —— photo special for the first two pages. go through all six pages, no menti

so the question is why exactly sergey lavrov and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several indications in a row by mr elaborate off cattle part during his visit to moscow. we were also told that the north korean side the one to the trip to happen asap during a traditional way to chat. with the drug lords on the playing when we asked. why this was happening and what to expect of the visit his answer was well just have to see i don't know for an hour political analyst says chang believes that the step by step approach to negotiation suggested by moscow is the only reasonable way to settle the crisis the negotiations process has to proceed in a reasonable rational manner in view of the demand on the part of the united states that did nuclearization process has to be complete very fireball and first of all is obviously a symmetry in the american demands and the. demands of from young so the russian foreign minister is that by using a kind of step by step or stage by stage a kind of negotiation process which is obviously rational since i

as part of a diplomatic tour abid saving the country's nuclear pact lavrov confirmed that russia will respect the agreement despite the u.s. is withdraw zarif is due to meet with foreign ministers from france germany and the u.k. in brussels on tuesday in italy parties negotiating a new government have asked the president for more time to come to an agreement the head of the entitled stablish mint five star movement luigi said they needed a few more days to clinch a coalition deal with the league another populist party. residents near hawaii's killer way of ok no are being warned that more fissures could open near their homes as it continues to spew. a total of nineteen years have appeared in the earth around the volcano bokeh knowledge is say that the summit of the way may be about to explode. a new suicide attack by a family has indonesia's second largest city reeling once again the bombers rode motorbikes to a police station and then blew themselves up it comes a day after another family staged coordinated suicide attacks on three churches killing twelve people so called islamic st

know all the signatories of this deal and today he's in moscow meeting with the foreign minister lavrov from the beginning russia has wanted to salvage this deal and the foreign minister here lover of made that very clear again today he said that they wanted to save the deal and he also said that the u.s. withdrawal from the deal created a crisis situation and iran is likely to be looking for assurances from moscow after all moscow has been working with terror closely in syria they've been the two countries have been fighting on the same side in the war they've been fighting to support the syrian government there in that conflict and there have been frequent meetings last year as well between the two foreign ministers so there's likely to be a fair amount of trust between the two countries we saw a rather warm handshake between lover of and zarif today and of course this is an opportunity as well for moscow to show that it's once again an important go between an important negotiator in the middle east. as it has been in syria and potentially will be on this iran deal as well you know em