Five years after Hanoi, Trump’s still keen on a nuclear deal with North Korea



Analysis Five years after Hanoi, Trump’s still keen on a nuclear deal with North Korea Former president seems determined to rekindle friendship with Kim Jong Un, and he could make enticing offer if reelected James Fretwell February 28, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, for their second summit meeting on Feb. 27, 2019 \| Image: The Trump White House Archived via Flickr Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, but while that failure has overshadowed bilateral ties in recent years, Republican frontrunner and former president Donald Trump could still pick up where he left off in nuclear talks with Kim Jong Un if he wins back the White House on Nov. 5. The DPRK leader can bitterly recall when he took a dayslong train journey through Vietnam and China back to Pyongyang empty-handed after Trump abruptly called off the much-hyped summit early on Feb. 28, 2019. Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, but while that failure has overshadowed bilateral ties in recent years, Republican frontrunner and former president Donald Trump could still pick up where he left off in nuclear talks with Kim Jong Un if he wins back the White House on Nov. 5. The DPRK leader can bitterly recall when he took a dayslong train journey through Vietnam and China back to Pyongyang empty-handed after Trump abruptly called off the much-hyped summit early on Feb. 28, 2019. 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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Five years after Hanoi, Trump’s still keen on a nuclear deal with North Korea

Former president seems determined to rekindle friendship with Kim Jong Un, and he could make enticing offer if reelected

James Fretwell February 28, 2024

Five years after Hanoi, Trump’s still keen on a nuclear deal with North Korea

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, for their second summit meeting on Feb. 27, 2019 | Image: The Trump White House Archived via Flickr

Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, but while that failure has overshadowed bilateral ties in recent years, Republican frontrunner and former president Donald Trump could still pick up where he left off in nuclear talks with Kim Jong Un if he wins back the White House on Nov. 5.

The DPRK leader can bitterly recall when he took a dayslong train journey through Vietnam and China back to Pyongyang empty-handed after Trump abruptly called off the much-hyped summit early on Feb. 28, 2019.

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