Trump-Kim Summit: A Breakthrough or Just a ‘Prelude to Peace?’

... high-level DPRK official have been instructed to hold follow-on negotiations. At the same time, many analysts note that the Trump-Kim Singapore statement is just a collection of general phrases. The only specific commitment it contains is to recovering ... ... including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. The explanation is simple. It was not easy to organize the summit. In its approach to talks with North Korea, the US originally proceeded from the assumption that Kim was forced to negotiate by sanctions and pressure, and therefore ...