President Trump’s point man on North Korea says the U.S. is ready to resume stalled nuclear negotiations.
. North Korea has repeatedly said in recent months that it would no longer give Trump the gift of high-profile meetings he could boast of as foreign-policy achievements unless it gets something substantial in return.
North Korea has also been dialing up pressure on the South, cutting off virtually all cooperation andin its territory last month. It followed months of frustration over Seoul’s unwillingness to defy U.S.-led sanctions and restart joint economic projects that would help the North’s broken economy. Some analysts believe North Korea will avoid serious talks with the Americans for now and instead focus on pressuring the South in a bid to increase its bargaining power before an eventual return to negotiations after the U.S. presidential election in November. They say North Korea likely doesn’t want to make any major commitments or concessions when there is a chance that U.S. leadership could change.
But others say a fourth Trump-Kim summit before the elections wouldn’t be impossible. Trump may seek something dramatic to improve his falling poll numbers, while Kim might seek a quick exchange of de-nuclearization steps and sanctions relief and South Korean investment if he sees the window of opportunity closing with the Trump presidency.
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