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let's go to oren at the pentagon and will ripley is in taipei, taiwan. how did this release exactly come about? >> boris, the story of how private travis king got out of north korea is almost more bizarre than how he got in. skipping his flight home, taking a private tour and running across to north korea. on his way out, the u.s. was in touch with sweden and sweden was in touch with north korea. north korea as we learned earlier today made the decision to to expel him after their investigation, but what that investigation, that part remains unclear. earlier today, we've learned that a swedish convoy in north korea took private king to the friendship bridge on the north korean, chinese border, and took him across the bridge. at that point, he met the mili military to china. he took a flight from north korea and from there, he is expected to be on his way home, landing sometime tonight or tomorrow morning. so the big mystery is what was north korea's motivation? his mother releasing a statement thanking the u.s. army and effort to bring him home. meanwhil

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will ripley, cnn, taipei. >>> to beijing now and steven jiang standing by for us there. interesting for beijing to watch all this play out because they traditionally had the closer relationship with north korea. >> reporter: that's right. so far they have not said much publically about the meeting between kim and putin other than saying that both are neighbors and beijing keeps -- maintains strong ties with both governments. but of course they are watching this carefully. as we mentioned for decades china has been north korea's most important trading partner, biggest supporter on the international stage and really providing pyongyang with an economic life line. so from kim ear perspective, he could use some options and russia has now become this natural choice. but so far we have not seen much detail or concrete information being revealed about this much anticipated arms deal. we may never find out of detail because they may decide to keep the secret for good reason for russia which is still a permanent member of the u.n. security council. they have signed up to all the

cnn's will ripley reports. >> reporter: away from the great hall's glare lights, in the shadows of xi's china, a silent storm is brewing, trouble at the top of the communist party. two high-profile senior officials, once trusted members of xi's inner circle, abruptly vanished from public view with little explanation. first, it was foreign minister quing don, china's most powerful diplomat. >> we are fully justified to do what we lost. >> reporter: a close aide of the chinese leader, winning favor with the help of his wife's homemade moon cakes. just seven months into the job, a dramatic fall. in june, he disappeared, in july, he was dismissed. the foreign ministry in beijing refusing to address reporting by the wall street. saying they were not aware of claims that qing was ousted for an extramarital affair during his stint as a u.s. ambassador in washington. citing sources familiar with a communist party investigation. the journal claims that qing's affair led to the birth of an american-born child, a potential problem for china's national security. >> there's a question as to, well,

cnn's will ripley has been to north korea multiple times. we got video of the train we believe is carrying kim jong-un. >> reporter: yes, so the timing seems to indicate that this is right around the time that this green train, this distinctive green train, a massive soviet-era train with bulletproof glass and bottom-resistant steel traveling 37 miles an hour maximum speed should be rolling across the border from north korea into russia right now and that's what this video appears to show although it is not confirmed. we have no way to independently verify it but believe kim jong-un is on his way to vladivostok but if it crossed into russia this is one step closer to a pretty significant meeting with vladimir putin, not the first time he's met with putin but the first time kim jong-un has been asked by putin to this meeting where it is believed that they're going to be talking about some sort of an arms deal which, of course, music to kim jong-un's ears because he can sell his stockpile of ammunition and weapons and get cash in exchange and

cnn senior international correspondent will ripley joins us now from taipei.mlin spokesman has just given some details on this trip. i wonder, what does the kremlin say? what does the u.s. believe about what russia is asking from ukraine and what it expects to give in return? >> reporter: the kremlin isn't saying much, jim, and for obvious reasons. if vladimir putin actually has to go to kim jong un of north korea, a global pariah no longer standing on his own because putin's right there in the same boat after his unprovoked war in ukraine, and essentially, putin ask kim for weapons, the russian military being exposed for its battlefield deficiencies, needing things like ammunition, that north korea is sitting on a huge pile of, and of course, russia has ballistic missile knowledge, decades of institutional knowledge and know-how that kim wants as he continues to grow and develop his own nuclear program. kim jong un not only continues to build up this legitimacy, if you will, sitting down with major global figures. of course, this all began, as you know, jim,

cnn's will ripley joins me from taiwan.ou look at this, russia needs help in the war in ukraine, ammunition, and north korea would love to have russian help with its rockets for space, but you know that is as well for icbms. do we know what each side is getting out of this? >> this has to be one of the most bizarre wednesdays that we've seen, jim, to see a sound-up version of the singapore summit with the former president donald trump, the moments where they were strolling in the park in singapore and now they are strolling around in the space center talking about, yes, helping -- russia helping north korea launch rockets, and, of course, as you mentioned intercontinental ballistic missiles potentially helping north korea to develop some of its most powerful and advanced ballistic missiles that have been unattainable because of sanctions that russia can help north korea get around. all that kim jong-un had to do in exchange would be to provide weapons of which he has plenty and ammunition to help putin's war in ukraine, jim

will ripley is "outfront." >> reporter: away from the great halls, glaring lights in the shadows of xiuble at the top of the communist party. two high-profile senior officials once trusted members of xi's inner circle, abruptly vanished from public view with little explanation. first, it was foreign minister qin gang, china's second most powerful diplomat on cnn last year. >> we are fully justified to do what we must. >> reporter: a close aide of the chinese leader winning favor with the help of his wife's home made moon cakes, "the washington post" reports. just seven months into the job, a dramatic fall. in june, he disappeared in. july, he was dismissed. the foreign ministry in beijing refusing to address reporting by the "wall street journal," saying they are not aware of claims qin was ousted for an extra marital affair during his stand as china's u.s. ambassador in washington. citing sources familiar with a communist party investigation, "the journal" claims qin's affair led to the birth of an american-born child, a potential problem for china's national security. >> so there's a

cnn's will ripley joins us live from taiwan.the biden administration saying about this meeting? >> reporter: well, they don't have a whole lot of leverage, boris. this is the problem. because what russia and north korea are possibly able to do by creating this partnership is they use the things that they have to help the other out. you scratch your back, you scratch your back. north korea provides weapons for ukraine, russia provides sanctioned components and information for north korea to build ballistic missiles. they both are sanctioned, both outcasts. russia and president putin now at the same level as the north korean leader who has been grinding his way up the diplomatic ladder, if you will. what the united states is threatening to do is something they've been threatening all along, sanctions, sanctions which north korea has shown they can get around. this is what they say. >> when you see kim jong-un vowing to provide full unconditional support for russia's so-called sacred fight to defend its security interests which of

cnn's senior international correspondent will ripley is covering this important story. >> reporter: whenn traveling tradition, riding the rails on a relic from the former soviet union, the aging train symbolic of moscow's fading influence and the possibility of pyongyang's rising power. just a few short years ago, this moment would have been unthinkable. the russian president asking the north korean leader for help? to resupply moscow's once-mighty, now-broken army? kim jong-un could become the first in three generations of his ruling family to stand alongside the president of russia. respected as an equal, something his father and grandfather never achieved. >> it increases his sense of security. it increases his ability to intimidate. >> reporter: the kim dynasty spent decades creating a cult of personality. the ruling family revered almost like living gods inside north korea. fast forward to 2023. north korea and russia, two rogue nations on the verge of a potential arms deal. a deal that could help moscow and pyongyang defy western sanctions, the u.s. warns, giving russia desperately

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but first i want to go straight to our will ripley who has covered kim jong un extensively. and, will, i know you've got some breaking news. >> reporter: yeah. we've just learned via kcna out of pyongyang that kim jong un invited vladimir putin to pyongyang, the north korean capital. putin apparently accepted the invitation. they haven't set a date for when he's going to go there. also learning that kim jong un has now said good-bye to president putin and he's heading to another destination, unknown. if i were a betting man, it would make a lot of sense for him to go to beijing and brief xi jinping about what the substance of the conversations with putin was. they've never had a meeting like this. at a remote space center in russia's far east, the bizarre new world order got even weirder on wednesday. north korean leader kim jong un and russian president vladimir putin becoming allies against the west. >> translator: we are certain that the russian people and its military will emerge victorious in the fight to punish the evil forces that ambitiously pursue hegemony and expan

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will ripley, thank you very much. >>> and thank you all very much for being with us as well. it's time now for "ac 360" of it's time now for "ac 360" of course with anderson. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on "360," a setback on top of a body blow. a federal judge tells the former president she's not going anywhere, she's not recusing herself. >>> and we've learned more about another judge's ruling that legal experts are calling a possible dental health penalty for trump's business. >>> mrs. menendez, partners in crime, how they came to be a couple and how they pleaded to bribery charges today. >>> the manhunt for a convicted predator and alleged murderer, a man one top official claimed will kill and do anything he can to cause harm. >>> we begin with breaking news. the end of what would already be a difficult day, even for someone whose business empire was just dealt a devastating blow by one judge. tonight another judge, federal district judge tanya chutkan denied the former president's motion she recuse herself. judge chutkan said her comments made durin

will ripley is "out front"? >> reporter: when u.s.rmy private travis king made his daring dash in july, many wondered if north korea would use him as a political pawn. his speedy release, just over two months, a surprise to many. even more shocking, it came with no concessions u.s. officials tell cnn, calling it a result of intense diplomacy after weeks of trying to break down diplomatic barriers and open a line of communication with north korea. the u.s. and north korea have no formal diplomatic ties. pyongyang acted as intermediaries, sending word to washington the north koreans were ready to release the soldier. china along king to cross the border for a handover into american custody. a senior u.s. official telling cnn king is in good health and good spirits, as he makes his way home. >> i just want my son back. get my son home. >> reporter: in the days and weeks since he disappeared, desperate pleas from private king's family in wisconsin. >> reach out and let him hear her voice. he's not the type to just disappear. >> reporter:

cnn's will ripley has been to north korea multiple times. reporter: yes, so the timing seems to indicate that this is right around the time that

this is a story you'll see first out front reported by our will ripley. >> reporter: inside north koreaecretive places on the planet, carefully guarded state secret is leader kim jong un's actual location. major events are often used as decoys. crowds can wait hours enduring long security lines only to find the leader's seat empty. even kim's own bodyguards can serve as decoys, best known for donning dark suits and running alongside the leader's limo during the trump/kim summits projecting power and security riding an armor reinforced railcar to russia to meet with russian president vladimir putin, fellow strong man seen by some as a global pariah. putin and kim both come with plenty of baggage saddled with heavy sanctions for kim's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and putin's brutal unprovoked war on ukraine, not to mention that suspiciously timed plane crash. now the russian leader is meeting another shadowy figure, kim jong un. the north korean leader may not have a reason to fear putin but is not taking any chances when it comes to his safety. u.s. government sources believe k

will ripley is "outfront." you've seen it, you've spent a lot of time in north korea as well as of course in ukraine. what is the latest you're learning tonight? >> reporter: so this train is essentially like a slow-moving fortress. it has bulletproof windows. his isolated country that he hasn't left since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. the reason why he's making this trip now, he stands a lot to gain from this meeting with vladimir putin. a growing arsenal of ballistic missiles, but not a single bullet train. one of many contradictions as north korean leader kim jong un slowly rolls towards russia in soviet-era armored train cars painted green. with glistening white interiors, gourmet meals, and live music like the north korean luxury train road in 2018, windows are boarded shut to block our view of the destitute countryside. kim has made this journey before to the russian city of vladivostok. but this meeting could have huge ramifications. kim is expected to meet with russian president vladimir putin

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