And he said Trump He told Fox News last month: “We were going to have a nuclear war in which millions of people would be killed. Then when I went there, I was very agreeable with Kim Jong Un“.
And this year, it happened north korea mutual defense treaty with Russia and took the unprecedented step of sending thousands of troops to support Moscow in the Ukraine war, according to officials in Washington And Sol and Kiev.
And supported Russia North Korea, through its supply of oil and other imports, voted against extending the mandate of a panel of experts that was monitoring violations of UN sanctions, Reuters reported.
According to the agency, the diplomats in Sol Other North Korea watchers say Trump’s comments indicate he may be looking to renew his meeting with Kim sooner or later.
says Ramon Pacheco Pardo from King’s College in… London “Trump feels that his communication was successful during his first presidency as he felt that he resolved the North Korean nuclear issue. In addition, Trump’s summits with Kim attracted great media attention, which he enjoys very much,” he was quoted by Reuters as saying.
A former official in the first Trump administration told the agency that North Korea, Ukraine, China, Iran and other hotspots were surprisingly interconnected during the first Trump administration.
The former official added, “President Trump faces a different geopolitical landscape than it was in 2021,” noting that any substantive communication with North Korea will need to wait a little.
A diplomatic source in Seoul explained that North Korea’s relations with Russia, along with the unpredictability of the new Trump administration’s policies, constitute a geopolitical challenge that leaves officials and diplomats from Europe to Asia in a state of confusion.
Doyeon Kim of the Center for a New American Security said North Korea doesn’t seem to care who sits where The white house Because Kim has made clear that Pyongyang will proceed with its nuclear programs and he has support China And Russia.
Pardo suggests that North Korea would at least want to sit down with… US To find out what Trump might offer, since good relations with Washington are the only way to lift some sanctions, pointing out that Trump might even recognize Pyongyang as a nuclear power.
Bruce Klingner, a former CIA analyst who now works with the Heritage Foundation, said Kim may see a silver lining in reaching out to Trump.
“Kim may present a peace agreement or peace treaty to Trump as a major achievement worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, even though it will not actually work in reducing the threat facing the United States and its allies,” Klingner said. “Such an agreement may lay the foundation for reducing the number of American soldiers in Korea.” South and Japan.