UPDATED: North Korean leader has invited Trump to a meeting, U.S. officials say
Source: The Washington Post
By Washington Post Staff March 8 at 7:06 PM
North Koreas Kim Jong Un has asked President Trump for talks, an invitation delivered by South Koreas national security adviser, according to U.S. officials.
After a year in which North Korea fired intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching all of the United States and tested what is widely thought to have been a hydrogen bomb, any break in the tensions between the two countries would likely be welcomed around the world. There has never been a face-to-face meeting, or even a phone call, between the sitting leaders of the two countries.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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UPDATE:
By Anna Fifield March 8 at 7:20 PM
TOKYO North Koreas belligerent leader, Kim Jong Un, has asked President Trump for talks and Trump has agreed to meet him by May, South Koreas national security adviser said at the White House Thursday after delivering the invitation to the American president.
Kim has also committed to stopping nuclear and missile testing, even during joint military drills in South Korea next month, Chung Eui-yong told reporters in Washington.
After a year in which North Korea fired inter-continental ballistic missiles capable of reaching all of the United States and tested what is widely thought to have been a hydrogen bomb, such a moratorium would be welcomed by the U.S. and the world.
Kim Jong Un expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump as soon as possible, Chung said. President Trump said he would meet Kim Jong Un by May. Chung did not provide any information on where the meeting would be. In Seoul, the presidential Blue House clarified that the meeting would occur by the end of May.
Chung led the South Korean delegation to North Korea earlier this week, where he had a cordial four-hour dinner with the reclusive Kim. During the meetings in Pyongyang, Kim and his senior cadres expressed a willingness to hold talks with the U.S. and was prepared to discuss denuclearization and normalizing relations.
During the meetings, Kim made it clear that it would not resume provocations while engaged in those talks, Chung said Tuesday upon returning to Seoul.
Chung and Suh Hoon, the head of South Koreas intelligence agency who was also at the dinner in Pyongyang, arrived in Washington Thursday to brief Trump and his senior officials on the meetings.
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Freethinker65
(10,016 posts)madashelltoo
(1,698 posts)Playing to His Orangenesss need to feel important by doing something no other president has done is just the formula. His Orangeness is doing nothing to protect America while making nice with Kim and French kissing Putin. They are going to do something ugly to this country. Anyone who falls for this sucker play deserves what they get.
still_one
(92,187 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)if trump doesn't cozy up to the N. Korea leader. Next will come Trump removing sanctions against North Korea.
I think Putin's whole deal is destruction of democracy and the American way of life. Our long time allies are becoming our enemies and our long time enemies are becoming our friends.
Nothing trump ever does makes sense unless you factor Putin into the equation.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)That is part of it.. My understanding is he also very much wants to separate us from NATO, thus greatly weakening NATO and making it much easier for him to move on Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland?...
He also is making some of the same attempts in other Western European countries-- including the UK, France, Germany, Turkey, Austria.. um....
I am sure trump believes that this is all Kim's idea, stupid fuck that he is.
ON THE OTHER HAND--- Moon Jae-in has been in touch with Kim, so this COULD be all his doing, trying to bring about somthing positive. He is no dope like.. you know who.
renegade000
(2,301 posts)North Korea has recently being entering the Russian sphere of influence more and more (and leaving the Chinese one). This might all be some Kabuki theater to basically make Trump look good for coming up with some great "deal" to avert what was already a manufactured crisis.
debsy
(530 posts)This is all a game they re playing. We know the Russians are so good at this stuff.
christx30
(6,241 posts)for the first crazy president to handle. NK comes to the table. Now Trump's the guy that averted a nuclear war, instead of a failed president. Looks better to his supporters (WINNING!!!1). Cinches his chances for reelection.
No. Just, please no. I hope you're wrong. But you're probably right.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)are due the credit this has come so far.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)in trying to balance it with a feeling that it is a russian move.
Friends in the ROK feel this also, that Moon is the one making the moves.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)Oh wait, I have the wrong Kim? These guys are so confusing to me.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)Chung Eui-yong repeatedly lauded Trump's "leadership" and "maximum pressure policy" ...there is much game playing here
Vinca
(50,269 posts)modrepub
(3,495 posts)5 to 1 Trump lauds how great a leader Kim is when their in the same room then brags how tough he was on Kim when he's on Air Force One. Expect pictures of the two laughing and carrying on like old pals.
dhill926
(16,337 posts)but the media and his minions will extol the great leader for this....
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,500 posts)djacq
(1,633 posts)Auggie
(31,167 posts)bdamomma
(63,845 posts)let it happen.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)But still... Fuck Trump.
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)is correct, who is getting played here. We all know how tRump loves dic...tators. Oh Mr. Putin are you pulling strings here????? I wouldn't doubt it for a minute.
Mr. Sparkle
(2,932 posts)civilized world.
And on the negative side he is arguably the worst deal maker ever.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Jeffrey Lewis
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PS: To be clear -- we need to talk to North Korea. But Kim is not inviting Trump so that he can surrender North Korea's weapons. Kim is inviting Trump to demonstrate that his investment in nuclear and missile capabilities has forced the United States to treat him as an equal.
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GP6971
(31,144 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)"North Korea has been seeking a summit with an American president for more than twenty years. It has literally been a top foreign policy goal of Pyongyang since Kim Jong Il invited Bill Clinton. (1/3)"
Link to tweet
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)will be reading his tweets periodically, henceforth!
herding cats
(19,564 posts)Trump is about to give a level of validity to Kim Jong-un that should never be leveled to him. Yet, it's about to happen.
SMDH This administration is a bunch of bloody amateurs and idiots. Oh, and Putin is clapping his hands in glee at this asinine move. Of that you can be sure.
Wash. state Desk Jet
(3,426 posts)for the occasion.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)onetexan
(13,037 posts)what can go wrong?
debsy
(530 posts)This is such BS.
videohead5
(2,172 posts)Has been one big distraction from the Russia investigation and Stormy.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,425 posts)I'll drive him to Joint Base Andrews myself if it will help.
dameatball
(7,397 posts)Putin announced his intention that an attack against any Russian ally would be considered an attack upon Russia and retaliation would ensue.
North Korea is an ally and important outlet for Russian energy resources
North Korea now no longer needs it's own nuclear deterrent, because it is now under the umbrella of Russia.
Kim Jong Un now has the high ground to appear the peacemaker and is open to talks, without bankrupting his country in a futile arms race he cannot win.
Trump sees an opportunity to claim a diplomatic "win" rushing in to tout his tough guy diplomacy as the winner.
Sanctions against North Korea are lifted and sanctions against Russia remain unenforced.
Talks between North and South Koreacontinue with the ultimate result being withdrawal of U. S. forces and reunification.....sketchy here
winner: North Korea.......enter the Russian safety net and direct resources to rebuild country
winner utin......the real dealmaker globally
winner: Trump....claim to be a dealmaker, but actually gains nothing
loser: Japan
wildcard: China
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)I am bookmarking to see how close you are on the mark!
dameatball
(7,397 posts)China's abdication of a role in all this is puzzling. I think they have bigger fish to fry down south.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)nuclear war with his bluster and threats to Kim. Talking is better than nuking each other?
dameatball
(7,397 posts)Unless........he really is nuts.......60/40
quartz007
(1,216 posts)I hope these talks, if they even happen, will succeed. If Kim shoots a weaponized rocket anywhere near US soil, all bets are off. I will be diving for the cellar.
Gymbo
(133 posts)Kim Jon Un invites Trump so that the world can see that he is now an equal because no American President has condescended to a brutal dictatorship. When the meeting ends in tatters, Kim still holds the recognition, and Trump looks like the idiot he really is.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)NK's goal is to be treated like an equal.
Now Kim can say his stupid saber rattling and missile program achieved his goal: being treated as an equal by the US.
MFM008
(19,808 posts)Count on it.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)Putin's economy is 1/10 of the real menace, China who is buying land, mines and factories all over the world. Russia? Give me a break. They have nothing except nukes & vodka.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)quartz007
(1,216 posts)Putin's Russia lost the cold war because Russian economy is puny and couln't compete in star wars.
Besides, there is no practical way to stop Putin, short of invading Russia. With the World Wide Internet, anyone can flood social media. Including China, N Korea and other bad hombres.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,955 posts)and the dotard will be eating out of his hand.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)quartz007
(1,216 posts)regardless of election in Nov 2018.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)Add to that the fact his approval rating is the highest it's been yet, I'm really feeling like Trump could actually win in 2020. The bar is so insanely low, as long as can blow his nose, people literally want to give him a medal. It's so frustrating.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)to figure out who wins in 2018 & 2020 elections.
Voters are notorious for voting pocketbooks.
As George S said, "it is the economy, stupid".
Bill Clinton got re-elected ins spite of all the scandal investigations. Why? Cuz economy was great.
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)because he has met with Russians without any others who understand what the hell is going on. He would sign anything to make him look good at the moment. What could possibly go wrong???
Nitram
(22,794 posts)They're probably right.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)they get into an argument who is bigger.
tRump says he is bigger cuz he weighs 275 lbs.
Kim says hahaha I win...every time I step on the scale,
it breaks hahaha.