Ri Il-kyu, who fled to South Korea late last year, alleged that two North Korean officials who had been assigned to negotiate with the Trump administration had been punished.
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North Korean Negotiator’s Downfall Was Sealed When Trump-Kim Summit Collapsed
The fate of Kim Yong-chol provides the latest example of how a senior North Korean official’s political fortune is made or broken at the whims of Kim Jong-un.
North Korea Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators, South Korean Report Says
The report comes amid speculation that the North’s leader is changing tack after his summit meeting with President Trump failed to lift punishing sanctions.
North Korea Says It Has Tested ‘Ultramodern Tactical Weapon’
North Korea did not identify what weapon was tested, but the development could complicate already stalled talks between the United States and North Korea.