North Korea Divisions Cast a Cloud Over First Trump-Moon Summit
- Moon wants dialogue, while Trump is pushing maximum pressure
- Otto Warmbier’s death complicates moves toward engagement
What Moon Wants to Achieve With Trump Summit
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South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in will bring a fundamentally different view on North Korea when he meets Donald Trump for the first time at the White House this week.
Cracks have emerged between the longstanding allies over how to force Kim Jong Un’s regime to drop its push for nuclear weapons. Moon prefers dialogue, while Trump faces pressure to get tough after the death of a 22-year-old U.S. student soon after he was released from prison in the isolated nation.