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72 hours inside North Korea World's Biggest Dictatorship Dramatic end of Putin's visit

It’s 3 a.m. at the Pyongyang International Airport. And look at this arrival area – it’s not just a red carpet, it’s a huge red carpet zone! And the only man on it is the lonely figure of Kim Jong Un who arrived on time and now is pacing trying to kill time counting minutes till the touchdown. That’s how you usually wait for your best friend or your girlfriend at an airport. Finally, the plane arrives, with large letters saying Russia on its side. Putin gets off the plane looking upbeat and energized. In general, North Korea is a country that looks super-weird to the people in the Western part of the world. Can you, for example, imagine yourself being a part of this flag-waving crowd? Or can you imagine a life without the Internet? A life without a car, or fast foot restaurants, or fun clothes, but, what matters above all that, a life without freedom? Yet, for all these people, it’s a fact of their everyday life, it’s how they live. A few years ago, I went to North Korea to try and f

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  • Originally Aired June 29, 2024
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Created July 2, 2024 by
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  • Modified July 2, 2024 by
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