Some people think Kim won the summit hands down
Classified
Israeli Report Hints Trump-Kim Summit a Glorified Photo Op
26
November, 2014
A
classified Israeli Foreign Ministry report suggests that US President
Donald Trump and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s meeting
in Pyongyang was little more than a glorified photo opportunity in
which the US “retreated from its positions.”
"Regardless
of the smiles in the summit, many in Japan, South
Korea and the US Congress doubt that North Korea is sincere in its
intentions. Our assessment is that regardless of President
Trump's statements about quick changes that are expected
in North Korean policy, the road the [sic.] real and substantive
change, if it ever happens, will be long and slow," the
classified report, obtained by Axios' Barak Ravid Thursday
afternoon, states.
According
to Axios' summary of the document, which was circulated
among Israeli embassies worldwide after being produced
by the research department of the Israeli Foreign Ministry,
the document signed jointly by Kim and Trump leaves much to be
desired.
Specifically,
Trump sought "full, irreversible, and verifiable"
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but the
document only
provides for Pyongyang to achieve "complete
denuclearization."
The
Israeli researchers determined that Trump's decision to end military
drills with South Korea amounted
to "a retreat by the US," Axios notes.
Views
about the importance of the summit differ substantially.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow welcomes and values the
"results of the meeting" between the two heads
of state, while adding that it was "only
a first step"
toward a complete resolution of the situation in the
region.
For
a Russian view
Trump
and Kim Hold Their Own Soccer Game at Singapore Summit: 3-1 Win For
North Korea
Sergey
Stankevich, International Relations Committee Chairman at Party of
Growth: "I'm going to make a soccer-style comment ahead of the
World Cup. The game between North Korea and the United States in
Singapore ended with a 3-1 win by Kim. 3-1."
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