News Alert: Kim Jong Un walks across border to meet South Korean president, the first time a North Korean leader has visited the South

South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomes Kim Jong Un to a summit that Moon hopes will lay the groundwork for a meeting between the North Korean leader and President Trump and that will remove the cloud of another war from the peninsula. The summit represents an astounding turn of events after 2017 was marked by major advances in North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, sparking a war of words between Kim and Trump that many feared might turn into actual military action. But Trump's "maximum pressure" policy of tough sanctions and tougher words, combined with Kim's heightened nuclear-powered swagger, has created an environment for talks in which the United States and North Korea each think they have the upper hand.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Apr 26, 8:30 PM     Kim Jong Un walks across border to meet South Korean president, the first time a North Korean leader has visited the South South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomes Kim Jong Un to a summit that Moon hopes will lay the groundwork for a meeting between the North Korean leader and President Trump and that will remove the cloud of another war from the peninsula. The summit represents an astounding turn of events after 2017 was marked by major advances in North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, sparking a war of words between Kim and Trump that many feared might turn into actual military action. But Trump's "maximum pressure" policy of tough sanctions and tougher words, combined with Kim's heightened nuclear-powered swagger, has created an environment for talks in which the United States and North Korea each think they have the upper hand. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071