National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with former U.S. intelligence official and longtime diplomat Joseph DeTrani to discuss how the new Moscow-Pyongyang alliance intersects with the Ukraine war, China and President Biden's 'strategic patience' policy, in comparison to former President Trump's pursuit of direct summits with Kim Jong-un.
President Trump has said that a time and place for his scheduled summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been decided, but Mr. Trump did not say when or where the meeting will occur.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is said to have killed People's Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong Chol, shown in this July 18, 2012, photo when he was the nation's Vice Marshal. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
North Korea has denied hacking Sony, an attack that U.S. officials claim was driven by Pyongyang's anger over the impending release of "The Interview," a Sony Pictures fictional movie depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)
A man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves to spectators and participants of a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this July 27, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
Dennis Rodman sings "Happy Birthday" to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had surgery on his foot, leading many to believe it led to his disappearance from public view. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)