We heard this morning that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on his way to Vladivostok for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And a few hours ago, we were told that Kim crossed the North Korea-Russia border.<br />For more, let's connect to our Lee Ji-won who is on the phone for us. <br />Ji-won give us the details. <br />Ji-yoon, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's armored train, which departed early this morning,... crossed Russia's border at around 10-30 a.m. local time.<br />That's according to the Russian International News Agency, which cited local officials saying that the train crossed the Tumen river and pulled over at the Khasan station near the border. <br />Kim is said to have made a quick appearance there where he was given flowers along with 'loaf and salt' which are traditionally given to special guests in Russia. <br />Russia's TASS News Agency cited a local lawmaker to report that Kim is expected to have looked around the museum "Kim Il-sung's House", which was built near the station in 1986, honoring Kim Jong-un's late grandfather Kim Il-sung's visit to the Soviet Union. <br />The report added, that the train is then to travel further northeast to Ussuriysk, which is a roughly 7-hour journey. From there, the train is to go 70 kilometers south for another 2 hours to finally arrive in Vladivostok. <br />Now, according to local reports, Kim's expected arrival time in Vladivostok is between 4 and 5 p.m. today,... which would be 3-to-4 p.m. for us here in Korea. <br />Ji-won we also hear that the schedule for Kim-Putin summit has finally been released?<br />Yes Ji-yoon. The Kremlin's presidential aide ( )Yuri Ushakov told reporters Tuesday, that the summit will be held in Vladivostok on Thursday. <br />Their meeting will start with a one-on-one sitdown, followed by an expanded talk between the respective delegations,... which will not result in the leaders signing any agreements or making a joint statement. <br />Ushakov also said the discussions on the political and diplomatic solution regarding the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula would be the main focus of their meeting. <br />Now, while the specific venue has not yet been disclosed, various reports suggest the first Pyeongyang-Moscow summit in eight years will take place at the Far Eastern Federal University, located on Russky island off the coast of Vladivostok.<br />Before and after the summit, we are also expecting Kim to tour around places that his father had visited 8 years ago... and possibly visit the world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre, a public aquarium and Russia's Pacific Fleet headquarters before heading back home on Friday.<br />Back to you Ji-yoon. <br />
