northeast asia. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports putin's government made a secret offer to north korea. russia offering to build a nuclear power plant if kim's regime would dismantle nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. it's not clear how they responded or if the offer is still being negotiated. a top russian diplomat denies an offer was made. experts wouldn't put it paf tst vladimir putin. >> vladimir putin would love to insert himself into the middle of the north korea talks at a crucial moment for donald trump. russia likes nothing more than reminding the world that the united states is not the only global superpower. this seems to me a classic vladimir putin move. >> reporter: neither the white house, the state department nor the cia are commending on the report. the kim dynasty has a longstanding relationship with the kremlin, an alliance that worked against american interests. kim's father and grandfather both took long trips to moscow,