vasant has more on this now from. the north korean leader brought quite a surprise with him from pyongyang this morning after here right here in florida our stock it became known that during his trip somewhere during his train trip today he did this very exclusive first hour for a foreign media interview with russia twenty four it's a state controlled russian television station probably very carefully scripted but still it's a sign that north korea that kim jong un wants to show more openness to the world that he wants to show that north korea is sort of restyling its image to be more of a normal country he set the scene already in hundred noise after his talks with donald trump in february when he was taking questions from journalists but this is definitely a first after a foreign media interview which will be aired in total on sunday and that is when we can expect to hear what he actually sat of course there's a lot on the table during these talks here in florida you are stuck with. but it's also a lot about the opt

russia is also came to play a role in any peace plan on the korean peninsula let's go live to step vasant who is in of light of our stock for such that when is kim expected to arrive there. well after brown rehearsals and security sweeps everything here in florida at the rail station is ready to receive any minute now expected to arrive in the next hour maybe two hours from now as you said he's traveling on a private train and he has crossed the border to small border with russia earlier in the day it was a small welcoming ceremony there as well and he said he was very glad he arrived in russia he had been looking forward for a long time it's his very first visit ever and he also said that it was be is going to be the first time it will be other times as well so he is set to meet president putin only tomorrow so today is only the arrival here inside. and after the failure of kim second summit with president trump in hanoi what was he trying to achieve with this visit with vladimir putin's. well nobody seems to expect a lot of concrete results but the timing of course is very important it'

himself here as a mediator what the follow up will be is still a big question or the stuff that from vasant let's continue this discussion and bring in mark sloboda he's a moscow based international relations and security analyst joins us live from the russian capital so how do you see this meeting is this basically an attempt by russian keep itself relevant and to maximize its leverage in the north korean issue . yeah i think that is a fair reading at least partially of of the summit russia obviously has an intense interest in stability on the korean peninsula and in the greater north east asian region. russia of course shares a border with north korea does some minimal amount of trade with north korea but also a large amount of trade with south korea and has good normal business like relations with both countries russia is very interested in seeing some type of peace arrangement not only between north korea and south korea but between north korea and the united states which are of course still technically at war there only being an armed us this still in force since the korean conflict de

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major powers also reiterated the determination to go ahead with a controversial defense deal that vasant reports now from moscow. thank you it was the third meeting in three months put in and read chapter you editor one stressed how strong their relationship has become the turkish president travel to moscow with a large business delegation but it was one deal that dominated the meeting his controversial purchase of russia's s four hundred state of the on missile defense system just a week ago u.s. vice president mike pence wanted that turkey could lose its nato membership if it goes ahead with the deal meanwhile in return the u.s. has suspended turkey's but chased off after thirty five fighter jets the u.s. has been fiercely against a deal because it says the as four hundred system which is one of the world's most powerful in a defensive systems could be a threat at zero one reassured the russians there's no need to worry see that. we have already created this four hundred roadmap the mistery steps are done everything is finished if after that someone comes out with the recommendations t