Politics Alert: ‘Sometimes you have to walk,’ Trump says after summit yields no deal, pointing to a desire by Kim for U.S. to lift all sanctions

Although North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was ready in principle to denuclearize, his talks with President Trump collapsed unexpectedly as they departed their meeting site in Vietnam's capital city. At a news conference before he planned to depart to return to Washington, Trump zeroed in on a key sticking point in his talks with Kim. "It was about the sanctions," the president said. "Basically they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn't do that. They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we wanted, but we couldn't give up all of the sanctions for that."

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Politics Alert Feb 28, 2:56 AM     'Sometimes you have to walk,' Trump says after summit yields no deal, pointing to a desire by Kim for U.S. to lift all sanctions Although North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was ready in principle to denuclearize, his talks with President Trump collapsed unexpectedly as they departed their meeting site in Vietnam's capital city. At a news conference before he planned to depart to return to Washington, Trump zeroed in on a key sticking point in his talks with Kim. "It was about the sanctions," the president said. "Basically they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn't do that. They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we wanted, but we couldn't give up all of the sanctions for that." 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 ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071