Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un to meet
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to meet president Vladimir Putin. The BBC’s Seoul Correspondent, Jean Mackenzie discusses what the two leaders want from their first get together in four years and whether the West should be worried.
Ukraine is one of the most heavily land-mined countries in the world with over 170,000 square kilometres of its territory being covered in them. The Halo Trust are helping Ukrainians remove thousands of landmines and its CEO James Cowan talks about the challenges that they’re facing and we hear from Volodymir, a Ukrainian soldier, who lost his foot on a mine during the counteroffensive.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko with Frank Gardner. The producers were Clare Williamson, Arsenii Sokolov, Josh Jenkins, Sam McLaren and Niamh Hughes. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 566 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.9 | It was leaked last week and then confirmed on Monday, and it looks like a meeting between |
| 0:16.8 | North Korea's Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin is going ahead. |
| 0:21.6 | The train of Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia a few hours ago. |
| 0:29.6 | We'll be fighting out about what this visit means for both leaders. |
| 0:34.6 | And we'll be talking about landmines and hearing from James Cowan of the Halo Trust. |
| 0:39.6 | He's part of one of the main charities in Ukraine involved with clearing them. |
| 0:43.6 | This is Ukraine. |
| 0:46.6 | Ukraine costs from business. |
| 0:49.6 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. |
| 0:54.6 | millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 0:57.6 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 0:59.6 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 1:03.6 | They killed him and fled. |
| 1:05.6 | I do not know how we managed to survive. |
| 1:08.6 | I want people to know the truth. |
| 1:11.6 | Hello, this is Lucy Hawkins in the Ukraine Car Studio. |
| 1:15.6 | And this is Vitaly Shabchenko back in the Ukraine Car Studio. |
| 1:18.6 | And this is Frank Gardner, also here in the Ukraine Car Studio. |
| 1:22.6 | We are recording at lunchtime on Tuesday. |
| 1:25.6 | And the big question right now is, where is Kim Jong-un? |
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