N Korea at crossroads

Under pressure at home, Kim sets hard tone with US

North Korean leader seeks to shore up support as economy weakens

YOSUKE ONCHI and TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, Nikkei staff writer
April 14, 2019 01:43 JST

SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a hard line with the U.S., setting a deadline for talks and demanding an easing of sanctions in a move likely designed to shore up support at home.

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