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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan following reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.Watch the briefing in the player above.The U.S. expects Kim will make the trip within the month. The official said the U.S. isn ;t sure exactly where or when the meeting would take place,
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jordan law enforcement agencies and the public a clearer sense of the risk of attack.According to Ridge, federal agencies will put the system into effect immediately, while state and local governments will be aske
yeezy d to voluntarily implement the plan over the next few months.The homeland security director detailed the plan before an audience of law enforcement officers and public officials.The American people want to know what is behind these alerts, and perhaps more importantly, what we shall do in reponse to them, Ridge said.Attorney General John Ashcroft will set the alert level, after consulting with Ridge and President Bush.The most serious of the five-level system is red, which indicates a severe risk and would result in deployment of armed forces and possible grounding of air travel.The second level of alert is orange, indicating high risk. Under this alert, the federal government would be prompted to reinforce local law enforcement agencies with federal troops, and even order some federal workers to stay home.The next step down is yellow, indicating a 8220 ignificant or elevated ; risk of attack. Law enforcement agencies would increase surveillence at key sites and implement contingency plans.The U.S. is currently on yellow alert, and will remain so
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