Trump hints at new approach to North Korea’s nuclear programme
Summary
President Donald Trump plans to focus more on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program after reaching an agreement with Iran. South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Trump mentioned the need to address North Korea during a recent G7 dinner.Key Facts
- President Trump told South Korea’s leader that it was time to pay attention to North Korea’s nuclear issue.
- Lee Jae Myung said sanctions against North Korea have not worked well due to growing military cooperation with Russia.
- North Korea remains technically at war with South Korea, with only an armistice treaty since the 1950-53 conflict.
- North Korea first tested a nuclear weapon in 2006 and is believed to have many nuclear bombs now.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently supported Russia in its war against Ukraine and met with China’s President Xi Jinping.
- China and North Korea have not publicly committed to North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.
- Kim has called North Korea an “irreversible” nuclear state since talks with Trump ended in 2019 without a deal.
- President Trump met Kim three times and once said they were “in love,” but no nuclear disarmament agreement was reached.
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