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Headline Roundup February 28th, 2019

No Agreement At North Korea Summit

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The second summit of President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un ended without any agreement Thursday due to a disagreement on sanctions.

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Things Fall Apart: Nuclear Summit Abruptly Ends Without Agreement
Things Fall Apart: Nuclear Summit Abruptly Ends Without Agreement

Townhall

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The nuclear summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un fell apart Thursday when the parties failed to reach a deal over the issue of sanctions relief.

In a news conference Trump explained the meeting ended abruptly because of Kim's insistence on lifting sanctions without committing to the elimination of his country's nuclear arsenal.

“I am always prepared to walk,” Trump told reporters. “I am never afraid to walk from a deal.”

“I’d much rather do it right than do it fast,” the president said. “We’re in...

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'Sometimes you have to walk': Trump scraps North Korea summit deal
'Sometimes you have to walk': Trump scraps North Korea summit deal

Reuters

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President Donald Trump said he had walked away from a nuclear deal at his summit with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Thursday because of unacceptable demands from the North Korean leader to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions.

Trump said two days of talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi had made good progress in building relations and on the key issue of denuclearization, but it was important not to rush into a bad deal.

“It was all about the sanctions,” Trump said at a news conference after the talks were cut...

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Trump, Kim Fail To Reach Agreement In Hanoi After Talks Abruptly Collapse
Trump, Kim Fail To Reach Agreement In Hanoi After Talks Abruptly Collapse

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Kim wanted sanctions to be “lifted in their entirety and we wouldn’t do that,” the president said.

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach a nuclear agreement during their second summit, which was abruptly cut short in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday afternoon.

Speaking to reporters following his negotiations with Kim, Trump said there were two sticking points that had made a deal “inappropriate” at this time. Kim wanted sanctions to be “lifted in their entirety and we wouldn’t do that,” the president said.

Trump...

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