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On what happened in hanoi. well. there is a couple of things i think we should take away from this we have to call it unfortunately failed at summit meeting on the one hand we saw that it was not prepared at least not well enough we have to we have to remind ourselves that the working level on these negotiations was just recently a step list so there was not a lot of time on the working level to prepare all of the details apparently the big question will be what are the lessons learned for the t...

Last summer. so in the lead-up to this tip summit, there were working level talks and my sources have told me that at the working level talks the bridge between north korea and the united states was very, very wide. and there really was not much movement but president trump decided to call for this head of state level summit in hanoi anyway, which led to not only a scramble to try to get an agreement done, and now, apparently this. which is the lack of an agreement whatsoever ever. >> we are exp...

Point of view when it comes to trying to nail down north koreas efforts. even the u.s. vice president said last week there have been no concrete signs that they are moving towards denuclearization. so this is going to be the key for many observers and for critics of what will they agree at this meetings. its clear north korea would like some sanctions relief. they would like the easing of some of these sanctions. of course, we have heard up until now from the u.s. presidents that hes not going t...

Potential summit. possibly thats when something more concrete happens? >> i think the north koreans have every intention of dragging this out for as long as possible. every second counts, but for the wrong reasons. they have not frozen their stockpile. the longer they can do this and cancel and reschedule and the more working level individual visits and the more time they have to grow stronger while they are being normalized on the world stage. >> you expressed you are worried now. how much more...

Or any specific details about agreements that were reached whether formally or verbally. when can we specific that? >> the only specific agreement made was the two national security teams from both the united states and russia would continue at a working level. these discussions, can i tell you ambassador bolton plans to have a meeting, a followup with his counterpart from russia next month in addition to meetings with other european allies to further those discussions, and well keep you posted ...

>> secretary sanders: the agreement that was made was that the two national security teams from both the united states and russia would continue at a working level. these discussions, i can tell you that ambassador bolton plans to have a meeting to follow up with his counterpart from russia next month. in addition to meetings with other european allies to further those discussions. we will keep you posted when we have specific details. >> sarah, is the president ordering to move any military res...

When can we expect that? by the way -- >> the only specific agreement made was that the two national security teams from both the united states and russia would continue at a working level these discussions. i can tell you that ambassador bolton plans to have a meeting, a follow-up with his counterpart from russia next month in addition to meetings with other european allies to further those discussions, and we will keep you posted when we have specific details what that is. >> reporter: so does...

Turn sour. >> reporter: just breaking this our russias envoy to the us confirms to the associated press that moscow is, quote, open to vladimir putin visiting washington. this after donald trump ordered his national security advisor to invite the russian president to the white house in the fall. this will be vladimir putins first appearance on pennsylvania avenue since 2005. the press office at the working level dialogue is up and running between the us and russia security council staff was a ma...

The president at the working level. but for instance dan coats said last friday that the warning level on cyber, and cyber from russia more aggressively than any other foreign actor, was blinking red. to the extent that the threat level from terror was blinking red before 9/11, john mclaughlin, you lived through that. jeremy, so did you, in and out of government. and the fact is, certainly the aftermath of it, the fact is, if there is nobody in the white house anybody in charge of cyber, because...

Expectation that would meet on this trip. as for the negotiating team, pompeo said they work through difficult issues. and set up framework to accomplish more. >> north koreans also confirm the testing facility we talked about what it would look like for that structure and facility. there is progress there as well. we have laid out a path for further negotiations at the working level. so that the teams can get together and continue discussions. >> the north korean foreign ministry statement crit...