‘Clear’ before Hanoi that US-North Korea summit would fail: Ex-Trump official



News ‘Clear’ before Hanoi that US-North Korea summit would fail: Ex-Trump official Randall Schriver says Trump believed he could negotiate deal despite DPRK’s insistence on sanctions relief above all Chad O'Carroll April 26, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Then-U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their summit in Hanoi in Feb. 2019 \| Image: Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead, edited by NK News It was clear before the U.S.-North Korea summit in 2019 that the two sides would not make any progress on the DPRK’s denuclearization, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver told NK News on Tuesday. In an interview at the Asan Plenum in Seoul, Schriver said the writing was on the wall due to the lack of tangible progress in meetings and communications in the wake of the June 2018 DPRK-U.S. Singapore summit. It was clear before the U.S.-North Korea summit in 2019 that the two sides would not make any progress on the DPRK’s denuclearization, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver told NK News on Tuesday. In an interview at the Asan Plenum in Seoul, Schriver said the writing was on the wall due to the lack of tangible progress in meetings and communications in the wake of the June 2018 DPRK-U.S. Singapore summit. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © 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 Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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‘Clear’ before Hanoi that US-North Korea summit would fail: Ex-Trump official

Randall Schriver says Trump believed he could negotiate deal despite DPRK’s insistence on sanctions relief above all

Chad O'Carroll April 26, 2023

‘Clear’ before Hanoi that US-North Korea summit would fail: Ex-Trump official

Then-U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their summit in Hanoi in Feb. 2019 | Image: Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead, edited by NK News

It was clear before the U.S.-North Korea summit in 2019 that the two sides would not make any progress on the DPRK’s denuclearization, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver told NK News on Tuesday.

In an interview at the Asan Plenum in Seoul, Schriver said the writing was on the wall due to the lack of tangible progress in meetings and communications in the wake of the June 2018 DPRK-U.S. Singapore summit.

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