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| Trump says he ‘did not like’ meeting between North Korean leader & Russian foreign minister | Trump says he ‘did not like’ meeting between North Korean leader & Russian foreign minister |
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| US President Donald Trump said he didn't like that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un earlier this week. | US President Donald Trump said he didn't like that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un earlier this week. |
| The US leader was speaking to journalists following his own meeting with a North Korean senior official in the White House. “I did not like it,” the US president told journalists, referring to the meeting. He then immediately went on to say that “it could be very positive too.” | The US leader was speaking to journalists following his own meeting with a North Korean senior official in the White House. “I did not like it,” the US president told journalists, referring to the meeting. He then immediately went on to say that “it could be very positive too.” |
| “I did not like the Russian meeting yesterday as what’s the purpose of this meeting? But it could be a positive meeting. If it is a positive meeting, I love it. If it is a negative meeting, I am not happy. And it could be very well a positive meeting,” Trump said in what seems to be an absolutely incoherent statement. | “I did not like the Russian meeting yesterday as what’s the purpose of this meeting? But it could be a positive meeting. If it is a positive meeting, I love it. If it is a negative meeting, I am not happy. And it could be very well a positive meeting,” Trump said in what seems to be an absolutely incoherent statement. |
| During the meeting with the Russian minister, Kim Jong-un once again reaffirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In turn, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to support any “concrete agreements” that might result from Korean peace talks if they would take into account interests of all relevant parties, including North Korea itself. He also passed a “personal letter” from the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the North Korean leader. | During the meeting with the Russian minister, Kim Jong-un once again reaffirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In turn, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to support any “concrete agreements” that might result from Korean peace talks if they would take into account interests of all relevant parties, including North Korea itself. He also passed a “personal letter” from the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the North Korean leader. |
| On Friday, Trump himself received a letter from Kim Jong-un. He did not reveal any details concerning the content of the message, while describing it as “very nice” and “interesting.” | On Friday, Trump himself received a letter from Kim Jong-un. He did not reveal any details concerning the content of the message, while describing it as “very nice” and “interesting.” |
| The US president also said he might make the content of the letter public at some point in the future. | The US president also said he might make the content of the letter public at some point in the future. |
| Trump has confirmed he will be meeting Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, a summit that was in limbo over the last weeks. First, Pyongyang had said that it may reconsider the meeting, but then Trump canceled it accusing North Korea of displaying “open hostility.” He immediately started backtracking on the cancellation, however. | Trump has confirmed he will be meeting Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, a summit that was in limbo over the last weeks. First, Pyongyang had said that it may reconsider the meeting, but then Trump canceled it accusing North Korea of displaying “open hostility.” He immediately started backtracking on the cancellation, however. |
| Moscow has consistently advocated a political and diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula. It has also repeatedly called for a dialog that would take into account the interests of all relevant parties, including North Korea. | |
| In September 2017, when the situation on the peninsula escalated dramatically, Russia, together with China, presented a “double freeze” initiative, that envisaged North Korea suspending its nuclear and missile program in exchange for the US and South Korea abandoning their military exercises in the region. | |
| Moscow at the time also repeatedly called on Washington and Pyongyang to tone down their belligerent rhetoric. Moscow has not stopped its dialogue even “for a minute,” which was a “responsible” and “accurate” decision that finally worked out, a top Russian senator, Konstantin Kosachev, said in April, commenting on Russia’s approach to the issue. | |
| Trump himself, however, was much less consistent in his approach to North Korea. He traded insults with Kim Jong-un on numerous occasions by particularly calling him 'little rocket man.' He also sharply criticized the former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his attempts to hammer out an agreement over the Korean crisis by saying that he was simply “losing time.” | |
| Then Trump suddenly changed his rhetoric and started praising the North Korean leader. In late April, he called Kim Jong-un “very honorable,” adding that he wanted a meeting with him “as soon as possible.” | |
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