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We can consider having it be a g8. >> and this is all as u.s. and russia are trading barbs following a missile test week and russia responding that it will respond with its own test. i mean, is this a modern day arms race? >> the trump administration has created that situation. there was no need for them to withdraw from the inf treaty. that was a treaty that president reagan negotiated in 1987 with mikhail gorbachev. trump tore that treaty up and now we're testing missiles not necessary for strategic interests. what we ought to be doing getting back to the negotiating table with russia and ch...

Developments on north korea. the u.s. says pyongyang fired two short missiles today in the direction of japan, also known as the east sea. president trump says he's not concerned. >> kim jong un has been, you know, pretty straight with me i think. we're going to see what's going on. we're going to see what's happening. he likes testing missiles but we never restricted short range missiles. we see what happens. many nations test those missiles. >> meanwhile president trump says russia should be readmitted to the g7. russia was disinvited from gatherings after the country's annexation of crimea,...

They will meet again, another relationship to watch is angela merkel and president trump who was famously part of that photograph in that stare down. the president has repeatedly singled her out for what he sees as germany's insufficient contributions to nato. you can bet north korea will be on the agenda when president trump meets with the japanese prime minister shinzo abe considering comments like this one -- >> kim jung-un has been, you know, pretty straight with me i think. he likes testing missiles. but we never resfriktsed short range missiles. we'll see what happens. many nations test ...

Pretty straight with me, i think, and we're going to see what's going on. we're going to see what's happening. he likes testing missiles, but we never restricted short-range missiles. we'll see what happens. many nations test those missiles. we tested a very big one the other day, as you probably noticed. >> i want to discuss this now with former u.s. special representative for north korean policy, joseph yun. he is now a cnn global affairs analyst. good to see you. so your initial reaction to the president's demeanor and this missile testing now happening while the g-7 is meeting? >> i think ...

Are several of the launches, short-range ballistic missiles according to south korea's joints chiefs of staff. they had to come together and assess what the launch is all about. we know it happened early. two rockets or missiles going up. the range is interesting here. these are 380 kilometers according to the joint chiefs. we are here in seoul, about 230. certainly within range of the rockets. this is the fifth such launch since may. alone and the ninth u.s. president donald trump is acknowledging it. he was asked about it. take a listen. >> kim jong un has been pretty straight with me. he li...