Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow



Analysis Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow The U.S. and North Korea missed the chance to strike a deal, experts say — and that opportunity may never come back Min Chao Choy February 26, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Two years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of a rare face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, putting an end to a wave of nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. Now, on the anniversary week of the Hanoi summit in Feb. 2019, experts say that there’s little chance of returning to those days of high-level diplomacy. “I think that it’s quite likely that, when the history of this is written, Hanoi will be considered a symbolically significant event, but more so to the North Korean side than the American side,” said Peter Ward, a researcher © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow

The U.S. and North Korea missed the chance to strike a deal, experts say — and that opportunity may never come back

Min Chao Choy February 26, 2021

Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow

Rodong Sinmun

Two years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of a rare face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, putting an end to a wave of nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.

Now, on the anniversary week of the Hanoi summit in Feb. 2019, experts say that there’s little chance of returning to those days of high-level diplomacy.

“I think that it’s quite likely that, when the history of this is written, Hanoi will be considered a symbolically significant event, but more so to the North Korean side than the American side,” said Peter Ward, a researcher

Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow

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