The White House CIA director Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un The White House via Getty Images

North Korean Action for US Words?

How the summit between US President Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong-un, will play out is anyone's guess. But it is already clear that by promising to secure significant concessions from the North before the US will even consider concessions of its own, Trump has set himself a monumental challenge.

DENVER – Just days ago, the planned summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seemed to be hanging by a thread. Talks are still on track, but the North Koreans have expressed second thoughts, owing to statements from the Trump administration suggesting that the North would be expected to denuclearize in exchange for the mere promise of loosened sanctions.

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