Exerting pressure while discussing denuclearization could prove difficult; also, inter-Korean developments could stymie Trump's efforts
Analysts see the joint declaration signed by the Korean leaders as historic but ‘it should not be mistaken for progress.’
‘It would be an extinction-level event for the US-South Korean alliance’ if Seoul moves forward on proposed projects with North Korea that could violate sanctions, experts say
N. Korea wants peace treaty ending Korean War; US wants N. Korea to make declaration of its nuclear weapons arsenal before signing treaty
As South Korea extends its engagement with North Korea, there appears to be a widening rift between Washington and Seoul over how to achieve North Korea’s denuclearization.
Transshipments through Russian ports may violate international sanctions, could open Seoul to sanctions, and undercuts US's 'maximum pressure' campaign
Another Trump-Kim meeting is seen as 'unwise' unless Pyongyang provides verifiable accounting of existing nuclear weapons and agrees to concrete steps toward denuclearization
Former U.S. officials, experts involved in recovery operations warn that Pyongyang may ask for payment in cash, equipment and commodities, transactions now mostly disallowed
Denuclearization helped F.W. de Klerk reintegrate into international community while Kim Jong Un aims to ensure his totalitarian rule
Former US ambassadors to South Korea suggest US might reduce its presence in South Korea and focus on deterring threats to larger northeast Asia region, if tensions recede on peninsula
Mark Lowcock estimates more than 10 million North Koreans are undernourished, while stressing that humanitarian aid is allowed despite international sanctions on Pyongyang
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