The Heat: Roundtable on the DPRK, the strikes in Syria and US-Russia relations

The Heat

The Heat: Roundtable on the DPRK, the strikes in Syria and US-Russia relations

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Moscow this week to meet with his Russian counterpart and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Both sides expressed concerns about the state of U.S.-Russian relations, with the Russian president saying relations are worse today than they were before U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

To discuss U.S.-Russia relations, we’re joined by:

  • Vladimir Golstein, a professor of Slavic Studies at Brown University.
  • Brian Becker, national coordinator of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition.
  • Tian Wei, host of CGTN’s daily news talk show, World Insight.

The DPRK is set to celebrate its Day of the Sun, an annual holiday marking the birthday of its founder. In the past, the country has marked celebrations with nuclear testing. It remains to be seen if leaders will do the same this year.

Meanwhile, the U.S. has sent a fleet of ships to the Korean peninsula saying it’s just re-positioning. But the act is viewed as military aggression by the DPRK and could provoke further escalation.

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