also in recent days strong statements from north korea saying that it does not have any interest in reunifying the two koreas. in fact describing the relationship between these two nations as hostile. marc in seoul, thank you. the u.s. says russia is working with iran and north korea to restock its ballistic missile arsenal. the news comes as moscow has been ramping up its strikes on ukraine. washington believes russia is moving ahead with talks acquiring close range ballistic missiles. and they say they are putting them to use in ukraine. our information indicates that the democratic peoples republic of korea recently provided russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles. and they launched at least one of these north korean ballistic missiles into ukraine.
determination. to strengthen japanese defense capabilitys as well. a strong japan, a strong u.s. japan alliance. a force for good in the region. i support the peace and stability that s going to continue and we hope increase across the taiwan straits. promote freedom of navigation and deter the democratic peoples republic of korea. so thank you again, mr. prime minister for your partnership and friendship. the alliance between our two countries is stronger than it s ever been. and it s as important as it has ever been. i m looking forward to exploring even more ways that our relationship will help move us towards a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, and i really truly appreciate your hospitality. thank you very much.
may read in a moment let s go ahead and drop in and we ll take you live to seoul, south korea and greg palkot. this letter is to chairman kim jong-un, chairman of the state affairs commission of the democratic peoples republic of korea it reads as follows. we appreciate your time, patience and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties scheduled to take place on june 12 in singapore. we were informed the meeting was requested by north korea but that to us is totally irrelevant. i was very much looking forward to being there with you. sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement i feel it is appropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting.
move unprecedented. this all comes as the u.s. wraps up joint military exercises with south korea prompting the north to issue a new threat. good morning, what can you tell us? reporter: good day to you again from inside the democratic peoples republic of korea. this is where you ll have seen thousands marching watched by the supreme leader kim jong-un and the tensions with north korea escalating still further. the north korean now threatening an unimaginable strike against the u.s. the government here in pyongyang furious that joint exercises between the u.s. and south korea taking place off the coast. the official news agency here even suggesting the uss ronald reagan which is involved in those exercises could be a specific target. there is a lot of anger at least as far as we can tell from the people we speak to.
speak a lot about president trump s earlier speech at the u.n. let s listen. [speaking in native tongue] translator: this sacred u.n. arena tainted. since trump uttered such reckless and violent words provoking the supreme dignity of the democratic peoples republic of korea at this very platform, i think it is fair enough for me to make a response in the corresponding tone. during his eight months in power, he has turned the white