Why Singapore summit could still surprise
RUSSIAN Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Pyongyang on Thursday in the latest sign that the "cancelled" US-North Korea summit could be back on track for June 12 or later. The "on-off" uncertainty surrounding the Singapore session, which reflects the natures of both Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump, is as unsurprising as it is potentially embarrassing for the White House which would benefit from taking a new approach to the summit.
As this latest episode underlines, while Mr Trump has shown himself sometimes to be an effective - if unorthodox - political campaigner, it is still genuinely unclear what governing competence he will ultimately demonstrate as the first president since Dwight Eisenhower never before to have held elected office. Despite his claims of being a …
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