State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert did not offer an explanation as to why the talks would be postponed, but two diplomatic sources told CNN that the move was clearly a signal that North Korea has not been willing to cooperate with the US’s expectations up to this point.
The US has been looking for some sort of concession from Pyongyang — such as opening sites connected to its nuclear program for inspections — before going forward with a second summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim, the two sources said.
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Pompeo to Meet North Korean Counterpart on Denuclearization
Arrived in #Seoul to brief President @moonriver365 and FM Kang on my meetings in #DPRK with Chairman Kim.
I look forward to working closely with our #ROK friends and allies to ensure progress on inter-Korean relations is in lockstep with progress on denuclearization. @StateDept
Had a good trip to #Pyongyang to meet with Chairman Kim. We continue to make progress on agreements made at Singapore Summit. Thanks for hosting me and my team @StateDept
Next stop #Pyongyang to meet with Chairman Kim and continue our work to fulfill the commitments made @potus and Chairman Kim at the #singaporesummit #DPRK @StateDept
Pompeo in Japan to discuss N Korea en route to Pyongyang
Pompeo met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on the eve of his fourth visit to North Korea, during which he’ll be looking to arrange a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and plot a path forward on denuclearization. Japan, notably, has been wary of Trump’s initiative, fearing it could affect its long-standing security relationship with the U.S.
Looking forward to my trip to Japan, DPRK, ROK, and China to make progress on the commitment that Chairman Kim and @POTUS made in Singapore, and continue our efforts to build out a pathway for the denuclearization of the DPRK.
US Report: Trump Promised to Sign Off on Ending Korean War
(30.8.2018) Investigative news outlet Vox cited „multiple sources familiar with the negotiations“ as saying Trump made the promise during his summit with Kim in Singapore in June.
The report said Trump made the promise and later qualified it by asking North Korea to dismantle most of its nuclear arsenal first.
Trump says has ‘nothing to lose’ in meeting with foreign leaders: It’s a good thing!
Trump released a nearly minute-long video on Twitter on Saturday, defending his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
“I’ve said for a long time, if you’re president, you should meet with foreign leaders. You have nothing to lose and you have a lot to gain,” he said. „Nothing bad can happen, it’s only going to be positive, especially if your president knows what he’s doing.“
Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. Also, thank you for your nice letter – l look forward to seeing you soon!
Trump pleased as North Korea seen dismantling launch site parts
“We’re all pursuing the denuclearization of North Korea and a new future of prosperity, security and peace on the Korean Peninsula and all of Asia,“ Trump told a VFW convention in Kansas City, Missouri. “New images just today show that North Korea has begun the process of dismantling a key missile site and we appreciate that. We had a fantastic meeting with Chairman Kim, and it seems to be going very well.“
Pentagon Indefinitely Suspends More War Games With South Korea
The Pentagon announced on Friday that they have indefinitely suspended a number of additional war games with South Korea. The US agreed to such suspensions as part of the Trump-Kim summit deal.
N.K. media call for faithful implementation of Trump-Kim summit agreement
North Korea’s media called Sunday for the faithful implementation of this month’s summit agreement with the United States, as the communist state appears set to repatriate the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War.
Crying migrant girl: What the iconic photo says about press access
Moore photographed the toddler on June 12, the same day as Trump’s summit in Singapore with Kim Jong Un.
“I Don’t Expect Bolton to Last Much Longer”: How Mike Pompeo Won the Trump-Kim Summit
After the crucible of the Trump-Kim summit, it seems clear that Pompeo has been elevated, and Bolton diminished, by the president’s sudden love affair with Pyongyang. But Pompeo will also be the first to fall “if this thing goes to shit.”
Pompeo may visit N. Korea this week or next: S. Korean lawmaker
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may visit North Korea this weekend or next week in an effort to implement the outcome of last week’s summit between the U.S. and the North, a South Korean opposition lawmaker said Thursday.
Japan to halt missile attack drills after Trump-Kim summit
Japan has decided to halt evacuation drills to prepare for a potential North Korean missile attack as tensions had eased following a historic summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
Asia’s media outlets hail Trump-Kim summit as historic opportunity for peace
(12.6.2018) The handshake between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore’s sunny Sentosa island on Tuesday (June 12) was a simple but history-making moment, that was beamed live to viewers by media outlets all across Asia.
What US Korean War veterans think of the Trump-Kim summit
More than 35,000 Americans perished on the Korean peninsula between 1950 and 1953, in a fight that pitted the communist North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, against the U.S. and United Nations-backed South.
The breakthrough reached between the U.S. and North Korea in Singapore on June 12 carries tremendous weight for surviving Korean War veterans and the families of those who were lost.
The veterans expressed their hopes for a united and peaceful Korean peninsula, while maintaining caution when it came to trusting the North Korean regime.
Kim Jong-un visits China for 3rd time in three months
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un began a surprise two-day visit to China on Tuesday, his third trip to China in three months, with analysts saying that Kim is expected to discuss the implementing details of the document signed during the US-North Korea summit in Singapore.
The Xi-Trump Partnership: Can North Korea Denuclearization Be Replicated in South Asia?
To be sure, unlike the two Koreas, Pakistan and India are two different nations, with two different histories and national stories, and some shared attributes like all other neighbors. But the Pak-India conflict offers some similarities to the Korean conflict in terms of complexity and insolvability. Both conflicts involve emotions, ideologies, and nuclear weapons. China and the United States are important outside players in both cases; both conflicts appear impossible to resolve, and both have wider implications for the region and the world.
Veteranen begrüßen Fortschritte für den Frieden in Korea
Veterans For Peace (Veteranen für Frieden) sind hocherfreut, dass auf der koreanischen Halbinsel der Frieden ausbricht. Wir gratulieren dem koreanischen Volk, das nach Frieden und Einheit rief, und wir applaudieren seinen Führern, die zugehört und mutig gehandelt haben.
Trump-Kim summit leaves Japan struggling with outdated strategy
The friendly meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on Tuesday points to a change in Japan’s role in the Korean Peninsula issue. To be specific, Japan was a participant in the Six-Party Talks, and now is just a bystander.
Poll: North Korea summit was a good idea and helped Trump
Most American adults say that the meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un was a good idea, according to a Monmouth poll released Thursday.
The seven-in-10 who say it’s a good idea is up from 63% in late April, including 93% of Republicans, 74% of independents, and 49% of Democrats. Only 20% say it was a bad idea.
Following North Korea Meeting, New Poll Shows President Trump Ties Highest Approval Rating
Following his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump’s approval ratings are now at one of the highest points of his presidency.
American media fail to grasp full picture of Trump-Kim summit
North Korea and China do support if South Korea and the US end their military drills, however, should the US be upset only because Pyongyang and Beijing are happy? Negotiation is about finding biggest common ground instead of imposing conditions on others through tricks and intimidation.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have never been lower. North Korea has suspended its nuclear and missile tests, scrapped its nuclear test site, and repeatedly promised to work for complete denuclearization. Back to the second half of 2017, when there were the most serious tensions and hostilities between the two countries, the US society wouldn’t believe today’s progress possible. How can the US „lose“ when there are so many visible achievements?
Rep. Ro Khanna: If U.S.-North Korea Summit Happened Under Obama, Democrats Would Be Cheering
„My disagreement with Senator Schumer in that letter is that’s basically parroting the talking points of John Bolton, saying that we should not engage in any diplomacy or make any concessions without complete denuclearization. That’s just not realistic. A far more realistic framework is what Bill Perry has advocated in the 1990s and worked on, which is an incremental approach, where we need to look at our joint military exercises, as the president has, where we need to ask for the cessation of testing, and make concessions on an incremental basis. And that’s what I think has begun with this process.“
Michael Goodwin: Trump-Kim summit brings out the cynics (when we should be looking forward with hope)
This is a glorious day for cynics, especially lazy ones. It doesn’t take much effort to find loopholes, inconsistencies and other deficiencies in the agreement signed by President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Democrats blast Trump for concessions he granted in U.S.-North Korea summit
As Republican leaders reacted with cautious optimism, Democrats said Trump gave up leverage by meeting with Kim and by agreeing so quickly to halting joint U.S. military „war game“ exercises with South Korea.
“Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace.” @POTUS in Singapore at Press conference following the #SingaporeSummit
Commentary: Whatever happens next, the Trump-Kim summit is a win
In the end, diplomacy can work – as a process, not an event. There is no Big Bang theory of nuclear diplomacy. If no further progress is made toward peace on the Korean peninsula, all this – the back-and-forth, the Moon-Kim meetings, the Singapore summit itself – is at worst another good start that faded. It is more likely, however, a turning point.
China welcomes DPRK-U.S. summit achievements
„We wish and support the two sides to implement the consensus reached by the two leaders, promote follow-up consultations, further consolidate and expand the achievements, and make the political settlement of the peninsula issue a sustainable and irreversible process,“ it said.
„As a neighbor of the peninsula and an important party of the issue, China stands ready to work with other relevant parties toward denuclearization and the establishment of a peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula.“
Welcome the news that President Trump and Kim Jong Un have held constructive talks in Singapore. The DPRK’s commitment to complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula is an important first step towards a stable and prosperous future.
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States of America
The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States as an important milestone in the advancement of sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
As the Secretary-General noted in letters to both leaders before the Summit, the road ahead requires cooperation, compromise and a common cause. Implementing today’s and previous agreements reached, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, will require patience and support from the global community.
Historic First DPRK-U.S. Summit Meeting and Talks Held
Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers‘ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, held the summit meeting and talks with Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, at Sentosa Island of Singapore on June 12, 2018 for the first time in the histories of the two countries.
Joint Statement from Kim Jong Un and Trump after Summit
The following is a joint statement of the Singapore summit signed by Kim Jong Un, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, on June 12:
The World has taken a big step back from potential Nuclear catastrophe! No more rocket launches, nuclear testing or research! The hostages are back home with their families. Thank you to Chairman Kim, our day together was historic!
Full text of US-North Korea joint statement in Singapore
Having acknowledged that the U.S.-DPRK summit — the first in history — was an epochal event of great significance in overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries and for the opening up of a new future, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un commit to implement the stipulations in this joint statement fully and expeditiously. The United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations, led by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the U.S.-DPRK summit.
Promote complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula with further efforts
Is the result of this summit reliable? Since there is no expression such as „complete,“ „verifiable“ or „irreversible denuclearization“ in the joint statement, some people from the US and South Korea may think the declaration is „not thorough enough“ and still doubt whether North Korea would eventually abandon its nuclear program. But the correct response should be promoting the thorough implementation of the agreement through continuous efforts.
Did anyone dare to believe that such a summit can actually take place half a year ago? A certain force is pushing such seemingly impossible things toward becoming possible.
This force is the new logic of international politics in the 21st century.
(US-NK summit) Trump: N. Korea’s denuclearization will take place as soon as physically possible
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program will take place as soon as „mechanically, physically“ possible, but refused to set a deadline.
This is historic. For the sake of peace, let’s hope these denuclearization talks lead to success. #TrumpKimSummit
@potus “The past does not have to define the future..there’s no limit to what North Korea can achieve..today is the beginning of an arduous process…only the courageous can make peace”
Preparing for future work ahead to deliver on the commitments made at the #singaporesummit @StateDept
President Trump Participates in a Media Availability
Sentosa Island, Singapore
Just spoke with FM Kono & FM Kang to provide a brief readout of today’s meeting btw @POTUS & Chairman Kim at #singaporesummit
Trump, Kim Jong Un sign ‘historic document’
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign a document to acknowledge progress and keep momentum between both countries alive.
Kim Jong Un told Trump, after their handshake and before their one-on-one meeting: “Many people in the world will think of this as a scene from a fantasy … science fiction movie.”
Trump hails ‚excellent relationship‘ with Kim, turning historic corner
„Excellent relationship,“ he said as he emerged from one-on-one talks after 38 minutes.
Trump’s threats to politely walk out of the meeting if his expectations were unmet did not materialize. Instead he predicted he could „solve a big problem, a big dilemma“ alongside his new partner.
„Working together, we’ll get it taken care of,“ Trump said.
On the North Korean side, from left: Ri Yong Ho, Kim Yong Chol, Kim Jong Un, translator, Ri Su Yong.
“We’re here, overcoming everything,” Kim Jong Un tells Trump. Kim says they overcame obstacles on their way forward and they are here today. “That’s true,” Trump says.
.@POTUS and US Delegation start expanded bilateral meeting with Leader Kim Jong Un and North Korean Delegation. #SingaporeSummit
“Very good. Very very good,” Trump told us when asked how it’s going
@POTUS and Leader Kim Jong Un on balcony after finishing the one on one. #SingaporeSummit
US Delegation greets North Korean Delegation and watches @POTUS and Leader Kim Jong Un meet for first time. #BTS #SingaporeSummit
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have just completed their one-on-one meeting at a hotel in Singapore. They were completely alone, other than two interpreters. That meeting has just ended. Now negotiators from both sides join in.
BREAKING: President Trump and Kim Jong Un just shook hands ahead of their historic summit. It’s the first time leaders of the US and North Korea have met
Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands to start historic summit
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s motorcade is departing for the site of the historic summit where he’ll soon meet with US President Trump
Pres Trump has departed his hotel and is on the way to resort island of Sentosa for his summit with Kim Jong-un. Will be held at the figure-eight shaped Capella Hotel.
Kim Jong Un Surprises Crowds in Singapore With Late-Night Tour
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled and waved to a cheering crowd during a surprise late-night tour of Singapore on the eve of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
About 100 reporters and Singapore residents shouted his name and took pictures with phones as Kim visited Marina Bay Sands resort, famed for its rooftop infinity pool overlooking the city.
Denuclearization isn’t something that ends badly for the North Koreans. In fact, it’s just the opposite — it leads to a brighter, better future for #DPRK. #SingaporeSummit
Trump open to putting U.S. embassy in Pyongyang: Axios
The working groups of both sides have touched on establishing official relations. A U.S. embassy in Pyongyang was an option that was brought up.
Kim Jong Un invites Donald Trump to second summit in North Korea in July: Report
According to South Korean daily Joongang Ilbo, citing a source in Singapore, Mr Kim has invited Mr Trump to North Korea to hold a second summit in July.
The invitation was in a letter written by Mr Kim to Mr Trump and hand delivered by Mr Kim’s right-hand man, General Kim Yong Chol, to the White House on June 1.
[LIVE/NEWSCENTER] Pompeo says President Trump recognizes Kim Jong-un’s desire for security…
▪ Roadmap for North Korea’s complete and swift denuclearization: Experts
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Statement Regarding the Summit Between the United States and North Korea
The discussions between the United States and North Korea are ongoing and have moved more quickly than expected.
President Donald J. Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. Following the initial greeting, President Trump and Chairman Kim will participate in a one-on-one meeting, with translators only, an expanded bilateral meeting, and a working lunch.
LATEST on Trump’s summit schedule: —one-on-one meeting with Kim Jong Un, with translators only —an expanded bilateral meeting with Pompeo, Kelly and Bolton and their North Korean counterparts —then a working lunch, which Sarah Sanders, Sung Kim, and Matt Pottinger will join.
State Dept.: Bolton tried to blow up N. Korea talks
(5.6.2018) State Department officials believe national security adviser John Bolton made inflammatory comments during a televised interview to deliberately disrupt talks with North Korea. CNN’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
Source: Bolton tried to derail N. Korea talks
State Department officials believe national security adviser John Bolton made inflammatory comments during a televised interview to deliberately disrupt talks with North Korea. CNN’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
U.S. weighs ‘fundamentally different’ approach to North Korea as two look to bridge gaps ahead of historic Trump-Kim summit
Pompeo said the pre-summit talks were “moving quite rapidly” and that he believed “they will come to their logical conclusion even more quickly than we anticipated.”
“These discussions will set a framework for the hard work that will follow,” Pompeo said.
“In each of these countries there are only two people who can make decisions of this magnitude and those are the two people who will be sitting in the room tomorrow,” he added.
Picture A Revitalized Asia-Pacific Region … Thanks To North Korea
North Korea’s integration into the global economy could have a profound impact on regional development and growth
Peaceful North Korea can expand India’s Act East markets: Observers
„India has stepped up its focus on East Asia as well as ASEAN and any addition of an emerging market like North Korea will be most beneficial for the country’s expanding export-oriented industries,“ said a trade source.
India’s Act East Policy, that was introduced by the Modi government, focusses on the extended neighbourhood in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asian shares edge higher amid trade tensions and ahead of central bank meetings
Trump is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a summit on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew his support for the final G-7 communique.
The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are also due to meet later in the week.
Trump-Kim summit: China gets jittery about North Korea’s intentions
Yet as Kim prepares to finally meet Trump in Singapore on Tuesday, some analysts say Beijing appears to be getting a sudden case of the jitters.
They say the Chinese leaders, who are unused to being on the outside looking in, are growing anxious about whether they can keep their Cold War-era ally firmly in its current orbit around China. Leaders in Beijing are worried, experts say, that Kim might try to counterbalance China’s influence by embracing the United States, North Korea’s longtime enemy.
Moon, Trump hold last minute talks on U.S.-N. Korea summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation on Monday, Moon’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
How China can stay in the North Korea influence game
Beijing’s influence over Pyongyang has waned over the years but it still has a number of economic cards it can play to make sure it is not sidelined in developments on the Korean peninsula
Abe eager to hold summit with North Korea to resolve decades-old abduction issue
“I’m determined to resolve the abduction issue through direct talks between our country and North Korea,” he said at a press conference to wrap up his visits to the United States and Canada. “I strongly hope that major results will be achieved” at a historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slated for Tuesday in Singapore, Abe added.
Negotiating in foreign affairs is fully the responsibility of the President under the Constitution! #peace #Singapore #TrumpKimSummit
How 11 US presidents failed to make peace with North Korea
Some in the Trump administration have the same thinking which sabotaged peace talks with North Korea for 64 years.
FOX NEWS ALERT: A look at security in Singapore ahead of President Trump’s arrival | @RichEdsonDC
MFA Press Statement: Meeting between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un, 10 June 2018
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un today. This is the first meeting between the two leaders.
LIVE: President Trump arrives in Singapore for his meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
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Kim Jong un has brought with him Kim Yong Chol (who went to Washington to see Trump), Ri Su Yong (in charge of foreign affairs in the Workers’ Party, was ambassador to Switzerland while KJU was at school there), and foreign minister Ri Yong Ho
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meet at the Istana for the #TrumpKimSummit
Preparations for the DPRK-USA Singapore Summit
PM Lee Hsien Loong visited officers from the SAF and Home Team, and toured the International Media Centre set up by the Ministry of Communications and Information at the F1 Pit Building on 10 June 2018. These were part of the preparations for the DPRK-US Singapore Summit taking place on 12 June 2018.
Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore ahead of a June 12 summit with President Donald Trump.
Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore.
Playback of the 3 non-stop flights, from Pyongyang to Singapore, that we have tracked.
Air China, Airbus A330 …
Air China, Boeing 747 …
Air Koryo, Ilyushin Il-62
Singapore-bound plane possibly carrying Kim Jong-un
A Chinese private jet is on its way to Singapore from North Korea… possibly carrying Kim Jong-un to his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to flight-tracking website Flightradar24,… the Air China plane took off from Pyongyang Airport at around 8.30 a.m.,… after arriving from Beijing earlier in the morning. The site says the plane initially reported that it was bound for Beijing… but as it neared the Chinese capital it changed its flight number… and its destination.
I am on my way to Singapore where we have a chance to achieve a truly wonderful result for North Korea and the World. It will certainly be an exciting day and I know that Kim Jong-un will work very hard to do something that has rarely been done before…
Singaporean FM says Kim, Trump will arrive in Singapore on Sunday: Report
Let’s start with the North Korea-U.S. summit. Singapore’s top diplomat arrived in Beijing on Saturday after visiting Pyongyang. China’s state-run media outlet CCTV is reporting he told them U.S. President Donald Trump AND North Korean leader Kim Jong-un WILL arrive in Singapore on Sunday. Vivian Balakrishnan spent two days in North Korea to discuss logistics, security and other details of the summit with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho.
Trump: I’ve prepared my entire life for North Korea summit
President Trump says he’s well prepared to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at a historic summit Tuesday. Isaac Stone Fish, CBSN contributor and senior fellow at the Asia Society, joins to discuss the meeting’s outlook.
Trump, Kim Avoid High-Level Meetings Ahead of Summit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen as one of the top US officials who strongly favors diplomacy. This is contrasted by National Security Adviser John Bolton, who has been an outspoken opponent, and who has at times been accused of trying to sabotage the talks.
As Singapore summit nears, Russia worries Trump and Kim won’t cut a deal
Indeed, Moscow appeared more at ease a few months ago, when Trump and Kim were exchanging purple insults and apocalyptic threats.
Sebastian Gorka announces that he and Sean Hannity are heading to Singapore
Bolton to be in Singapore for U.S.-N. Korea summit
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will be in Singapore for next week’s highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a White House official said Wednesday.
It Sure Looks Like John Bolton Is Trying to Sabotage the North Korea Talks
(16.5.2018) That hasn’t stopped North Korean first vice foreign minister Kim Kye-gwan from accusing the U.S. of trying to “drive us into a corner.” In a press statement, Kim said, “prior to the DPRK-U.S. summit, unbridled remarks provoking the other side of dialogue are recklessly made in the U.S. and I am totally disappointed as these constitute extremely unjust behavior.” He specifically took aim at National Security Adviser John Bolton and his “assertions of so-called Libya mode of nuclear abandonment.”