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Cnn national security analyst, which we're thrilled about. so general hurtlhurtling, let m start off with what fred is talking about. large explosions whether incoming or out going artillery unclear. ukraine has successfully pushed russian forces further pack from the capital. what do you think about the situation on the ground right now? >> in tracking what ukraine is doing against the russians, erin, what i'm seeing from reports across the board, different intelligence sources, mostly unclassified is ukrainians have an extreme amount of success, not only northwest and east of kyiv but also a...

Of breakthrough there, in terms of convincing china to put a little bit more pressure on kim and his people there. also there's an economic question that will be raised during this trip, fred. you'll remember that the president decided to pull out of the apec deal, the asia free trade deal, that was originally forged during the basketball administration, saying it was a bad deal and not good for the united states and the american workers. there is some thought there will be some conversations with these leaders about forging economic relationships and partnerships perhaps individually with the...

House correspondent traveling with the president and global affairs correspondent elise labot. as the president boards air force one, en route to the first stop in tokyo, japan. we heard the ambassador say the importance of being able to speak with one unifying voice, particularly as it pertains to north korea. do you get a sense or, you know, from the white house, that that is objective number one? >> i think it is the first objective. i don't think there's any doubt about that, fred. but as we've seen in the past with this administration, the goals of perhaps the president's most closest adv...

Leader. i think what these leaders are looking for is some statesmanship from president trump. they know that he wants a pressure campaign. and that pressure campaign, let's face it, seems to be working, fred. but, you know, will the president take yes for an answer and work with these leaders? it may not be as much as he wants from china or others. but just kind of guide them in the right direction. we don't know that he has that kind of capability to be that kind of world leader that they're looking for yet. >> ambassador richardson, you know north korea, you've been there, you brokered rele...