Economics
Trump Says He Walked Out on Kim After U.S. Demands Rejected
- Kim wanted U.S. sanctions lifted entirely, Trump says
- Global stocks fall as future of negotiations in doubt
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President Donald Trump said he walked out of his second summit with Kim Jong Un after the two leaders couldn’t agree on a deal to relieve North Korea of U.S. sanctions in exchange for Pyongyang giving up much of its nuclear weapons program.
Trump said Kim “wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn’t do that.” In exchange, the North Korean leader had offered to dismantle its main nuclear facility at Yongbyon.