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N Korea at crossroads

Pressure on North Korea eases as US flip-flops

With post-summit lull dragging on, Pompeo refuses to set disarmament timeline

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, met in Pyongyang this year.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, met in Pyongyang over the Easter weekend.   © Reuters

WASHINGTON -- White House officials appear out of step in their approach to North Korea, making conflicting statements on whether the U.S. has a firm timeline in mind for denuclearization with no prospect of further talks in sight.

Two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a historic summit in Singapore, the pressure for swift disarmament on the Korean Peninsula appears to be dissipating.

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