webfact Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 North Korea condemns U.S. sanctions, warns denuclearization at risk By Hyunjoo Jin and Josh Smith U.S. and North Korean national flags are seen during the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump andNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday condemned the U.S. administration for stepping up sanctions and pressure on the nuclear-armed country, warning of a return to "exchanges of fire" and that disarming Pyongyang could be blocked forever. The North's stinging response came after the United States said on Monday it had introduced sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for alleged human rights abuses. Denuclearizing North Korea has made little progress since Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Singapore in June in a historic summit. The two sides have yet to reschedule working-level talks between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, which were cancelled abruptly in November. While crediting Trump for his "willingness" to improve relations with the North, also known as DPRK, Pyongyang accused the U.S. State Department of being "bent on bringing the DPRK-U.S. relations back to the status of last year which was marked by exchanges of fire." North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement that Washington had taken "sanctions measures for as many as eight times against the companies, individuals and ships of not only the DPRK but also Russia, China and other third countries..." If the U.S. administration believed that heightened sanctions and pressure would force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons, "it will count as (its) greatest miscalculation, and it will block the path to denuclearization on the Korean peninsula forever - a result desired by no one," according to the statement. The foreign ministry statement was released under the name of the policy research director of the Institute for American Studies. (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin and Josh Smith; Editing by Mark Potter) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiken Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great negotiator that Donald Trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 They never were going to denuclearize little Kim is looking for acceptance on the world stage that’s why no previous free world leaders would meet with him except idiot trump who got nothing in return tired of winning yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 And I though since Trump and Kim’s summit in Singapore in June they are best friends. At least that is what Trump told the word. Did he spread fake news? I am shocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Little Kim spys a chance. The yanks are getting into hot water with this fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said: And I though since Trump and Kim’s summit in Singapore in June they are best friends. At least that is what Trump told the word. Did he spread fake news? I am shocked! Considering how Trump treats his friends, best or otherwise, I would be nervous if he considered me one of his "best friends". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Suuuuuuurpriiiiiiiiiise! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 A troll post with a misspelling of Trump's name has been removed. An off topic trolling post with an offensive reference to POTUS has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Trade NK for Taiwan, if it takes a few nuks okay. North Korea should be homelandized; same with Taiwan. I don't want one dead American for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryingdick Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Kiwiken said: Great negotiator that Donald Trump Hardball is what Trump does best. NK is making a serious miscalculation here. NK doesn't offer anything for the USA. Let's see if they test another missile. If they do it is likely Japan would get the green light to arm themselves. That would piss off China but so what? Although Japan is not a nuclear power on paper they have advanced reactors and are technologically sophisticated enough to assemble a warhead in around 15 minutes. It will be China's pain ultimately. If Nk won't disarm at some point you have to let Korea and Japan take over their own security. Korea could also assemble a bomb very quickly if they had to. China would hate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Cryingdick said: Hardball is what Trump does best. NK is making a serious miscalculation here. You've got to be kidding. Trump is in a bind of his own making. He has repeatedly insisted that progress is being made despite the fact that it clearly isn't. Remember he has explicitly said that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat? He's stuck because he put his prestige on the line by foolishly negotiating personally with Kim for a meeting the outcome of which was a ludicrously vague memorandum. There's a good reason why this kind of thing that is usually handled by lower level dIplomats. It did immensely enhance Kim's prestige, though. If Trump turns on Kim now, it will confirm the failure of his approach. He's going to continue to play his negotiations as a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 A post with off an off deflection attempt has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybangkok Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I don't believe this! The North Koreans are usually so good at keeping their word on these sort of things. I mean this is only the 20th time they have promised to disarm and reneged. Trump is being taken for the fool he is. As usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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