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There’s a lot of speculation about the significance of the North Korean decision to cancel a meeting with the South Koreans (citing combined air exercises with the US) and to warn the US that it might not get the summit it wants. /1
— Joshua H. Pollack (@Joshua_Pollack) May 15, 2018
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Here’s what Mike Pompeo’s host in Pyongyang, Kim Yong Chol, told him: thanks for coming, things are going great with South Korea, we have perfected our nukes, you had nothing to do with this, we’re going to focus on our economy, you have a role in peace. pic.twitter.com/V8mlqcwvpq
— Joshua H. Pollack (@Joshua_Pollack) May 13, 2018
A flicker of that irritation could been seen in the remarks of Kim Yong Chol, Mike Pompeo’s host earlier this month in Pyongyang: “this is not the result of sanctions that have been imposed from outside.” /3 https://t.co/5tSpcveP2B
— Joshua H. Pollack (@Joshua_Pollack) May 15, 2018
The bottom line, for now: The North Koreans aren’t happy with what they’re seeing and hearing. There is still a yawning gulf between expectations for diplomacy in Pyongyang and Washington, DC. 5/5
— Joshua H. Pollack (@Joshua_Pollack) May 15, 2018
