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What’s at stake as Lee and Trump meet to discuss North Korea at first summit
Modernizing alliance and expanding role of US forces likely to be focus, but Trump could send a signal to Kim Jong Un
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
Kim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks
Lee Jae-myung signals Korean unification isn’t a priority, without saying it
ROK president uses Liberation Day speech to stress coexistence with North Korea, reflecting DPRK’s rejection of ties
ROK leader says Seoul ‘respects’ North Korean system, won’t seek forced change
In Liberation Day speech, Lee Jae-myung says he’ll restore inter-Korean military pact and work for peaceful unification
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
ROK-US to postpone some joint exercises amid heat and inter-Korean tensions
While both sides denied DPRK influenced decision, partial pushback of drills comes on heels of Kim Yo Jong statement
Seoul seeks to return body of North Korean man found dead on west coast
Unification ministry urges Pyongyang to accept remains through Panmunjom in statement conveyed through media
What to make of Kim Yo Jong’s dismissive attack on Seoul’s engagement plans
North Korean statement rejects Lee Jae-myung’s diplomatic overtures but leaves room for the South to make concessions
Defense chiefs of ROK, US, Japan vow deeper cooperation amid North Korean threat
State Department officials also visiting Seoul for talks on shifting security environment and modernizing the alliance
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