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North Korea has quietly reached out to Republican-linked analysts in Washington, in an attempt to further understand President Donald Trump and his intentions towards their nation.
The efforts to seek expertise began well before the recent exchange of threats between North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong-un and Trump, according to the Washington Post.
“Their number-one concern is Trump. They can’t figure him out,” a source with knowledge of the country’s approach told the Post.
North Korea’s representatives expressed during a multilateral meeting in Switzerland that they want to be recognized as a nuclear weapons–possessing state, and they are not entertaining discussions about denuclearization, the Post reported.
But to get a better understanding of American intentions, in the absence of official diplomatic talks with the U.
