Trump doubts North Korea leader will break promises on denuclearization


  • World
  • Monday, 06 Jan 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their son, Barron, descend from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he did not expect North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to break his promise about denuclearization, but conceded that he might.

Kim Jong Un said last week there were no longer grounds for Pyongyang to be bound by a self-declared moratorium on intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb testing and that a "new strategic weapon" would be introduced in the near future.

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