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Today, Explained

From North Korea with Love

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Kim Jong Un took a bulletproof train to visit Vladimir Putin in Russia this week. Jenny Town at the Stimson Center explains how the two leaders have little to lose and much to gain from each other. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On Wednesday, an autocrat with a legendary haircut de-borted, a bulletproof train in Russia

0:07.3

to meet with an autocrat with next to no hair.

0:10.5

As the slow-moving train crossed the Russian border, Kim is finally feeling needed, courted

0:16.6

by President Vladimir Putin.

0:18.6

It was a long train ride far longer than a flight.

0:21.9

We don't know why Kim Jong-un won't fly, maybe he's scared to get shot down, maybe

0:26.9

likes to get faxes while traveling.

0:29.4

Passengers can be serenaded by beautiful female conductors while seated in their unique

0:34.7

pink leather sofas.

0:36.4

We don't know much about the meeting, what exactly was said, but we know what was on the

0:40.6

menu.

0:41.6

Duck and fig salad, crab dumpling, sturgeon, and beef with a choice of Russian wines and

0:48.8

missiles.

0:50.4

Why one of the most elusive men in the world took a long train ride to Russia when he

0:55.5

could have just sent some bombs coming up on today's point.

1:01.4

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1:04.1

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1:06.9

At Intel, it starts with real solutions and real solutions start with exceptional engineering.

1:14.0

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1:19.5

grid, early diagnosis for cancer.

1:23.0

The examples are countless, the impacts are endless, but the foundation is always the

1:28.5

same.

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