Speaking Thursday in South Korea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected North Korea’s claims on the denuclearization process. Pompeo says they will get no sanctions relief at all until they finish total denuclearization.
North Korea had suggested that the denuclearization would happen within a number of phases over the coming years, and that sanctions would start being lifted soon, themselves steadily continuing as progress was made.
Pompeo, however, was very clear that none of this sanctions relief would happen at all until North Korea finished the entire process. This is expected to take multiple years, with US officials saying they hoped for “major progress” in two and a half years.
Pompeo also tried to downplay President Trump’s declaration that the nuclear threat is over, saying the US has its “eyes open” about the possibility this might not happen, and the US would withdraw its promises to North Korea.
Glad to learn that Kim is not as naive or trusting as depicted by Trump in his maybe-maybe not or warping language.
And i have been doubting that Trump was telling us what really went on or was actually said in their first ever meeting.
Kim was also most likely advised by China that take-take, give-give must happen at the same time.
So far there are from US only demands to give, give, give, give and we may give a give.
Trump should put a muzzle on Pompeo, Bolton and Haley. Better yet fire all three.
it’s going to be like this the whole time with the NK-USA-SK discussions and negotiations, the NK is going to say one thing/interpretation and the US and pompeo-ass is going to say another. Get used to it.
I assume that china, russia and south korea are going to start chipping away at the sanctions. let the US keep its own, China and Russia’s responses are more critical, short-term.
the real break point would be if the US again restarts the ‘war games’ – that would be a pretty definitive indicator that things have broken down
it’s going to be like this the whole time with the NK-USA-SK discussions and negotiations, the NK is going to say one thing/interpretation and the US and pompeo-ass is going to say another. Get used to it.
I assume that china, russia and south korea are going to start chipping away at the sanctions. let the US keep its own, China and Russia’s responses are more critical, short-term.
the real break point would be if the US again restarts the ‘war games’ – that would be a pretty definitive indicator that things have broken down