with their chins held at an extraordinary angle. a woman in traditional dress and a bouquet of flowers waits to deliver it to the visiting russian leader. all the while, the north korean leader paces up and down here s mr putin coming down the steps to greet his host at the bottom there s a handshake, a hug and an air kiss. it all seems very cordial as the translators move in for the pleasantries. eventually the flower lady gets to present her blooms to the russian president there s a slightly awkward bow, but it all seems to go down well. then, after a bit more chit chat they re off. they ve lots to talk about presumably after some sleep. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. vladimir putin s first trip to pyongyang in almost a quarter of a century a measure of this relationship s growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their embrace
live from london. this is bbc news. a warm welcome on the tarmac amid concern in the us over the deepening ties between the two nuclear armed countries. the british billionaire john caudwell who donated half a million to the conservatives at the last election tells the bbc he s voting labour for the first time. police release a mugshot ofjustin timberlake after the singer was arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. russia s president putin hasjust arrived in north korea on his first visit to the secretive state for 2h years. he landed in pyongyang a short time ago ahead of talks with north korea s leader kim jong un. the visit underlines the growing relationship between the two nuclear armed countries particularly since russia s invasion of ukraine. and it comes amid accusations from the united states that north korea has been supplying arms to russia for use in its war with ukraine something pyongyang denies. our diplomatic corres
know, global system of norms to insure our stability and prosperity. today, many challenges threaten that system. that system that has been built up over the last 70 years. chairman mentioned countries like china and russia challenging many of the global institutions. they are, in many cases, delegitimize them. we must work together to stand vigilant against that threat. similarly rogue states such as north korea have sought to undercut the global nonproliferation regime. obviously, north korea is one of the most pressing issues our country faces. and, admiral rogers, as the chairman mentioned, we all share an enormous concern about the upside and downside of new technologies and the threats that are posed by cyberand other technology. and i would add, as well, i think we have discussed, as well, our dominance in terms of overhead in many ways you have been listening to
the rocket launched the satellite and the satellite is orbiting. but again you have to have some connection pack to earth and it seems that there may be some trouble communicating with that satellite but it is not tumbling out of the sky heading towards earth. it is still in orbit. what we have said both leading up toe and in the aftermath of this launch it was a provocative act that threatens regional peace and security and undermines the global nonproliferation regime. it is regretable that the leadership in pongyang chose to take this course in flagrant violation of its international obligations. in the days ahead the united states will work with partners on the security council as well as our partners in the six-party talks and other countries in the international community to pursue appropriate action. reporter: the problem is there are very few options in terms of appropriate action. as you know china sits on the u.n. security council