U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for next month.
Citing Pyongyang’s “open hostility,” and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea.
Trump announced his abrupt withdrawal from what would have been a first-ever meeting between a serving U.S. president and a North Korean leader in Singapore on June 12 in a letter to Kim.
He said, South Korea and Japan were also ready to shoulder much of the financial burden “if an unfortunate situation is forced upon us” by North Korea.
Two hours after releasing his letter to Kim, Trump said the summit could be held later.
Trump also thanked the dprk for releasing the three U.S. detainees, noting it was “a beautiful gesture and was very much appreciated.”
Earlier on Thursday, the DPRK repeated the warning that it would reconsider whether to attend the scheduled meeting with Trump.
( Noni Ramos / UNTV Correspondent )
