While the abrupt ending to US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s meeting may pose some setbacks for the leaders, the biggest loss was actually felt by the people of the Korean Peninsula, radio host Brian Becker told Sputnik.
“It’s a setback for Donald Trump as a political leader; it’s a setback for Kim Jong Un, perhaps as a political leader, but certainly as the leader of the country of people who want to… escape sanctions,” Becker told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear on Thursday.
“But most importantly, it’s a big loss for the people of Korea. We’re talking about human beings, and we’re talking about a part of the world that’s been at war since 1950… 10 million families divided, who couldn’t see each other and have not seen each other because of this artificial division,” he stressed.
The historic second summit between Trump and Kim, which took place over a period of two days, came to an end this week without an agreement after the US ultimately refused to offer North Korea relief from economic sanctions.
Speaking at a news conference, Trump told reporters that “it was all about the sanctions” and that there were no immediate plans for a third summit, although he is holding out hope for a “good outcome” in the future.
