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EXC: Britain’s ex-ambassador to North Korea believes Kim Jong-un is “dancing rings” around Trump + could win more concessions in Vietnam.
John Everard fears Trump’s negotiating is driven by domestic concerns + desire for a “shiny object” to sell at home.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/2…
John Everard fears Trump’s negotiating is driven by domestic concerns + desire for a “shiny object” to sell at home.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/2…
Everard spent 2yrs in Pyongyang, one of few diplomats with on the ground experience of the regime. He also headed up UN’s panel of experts on sanctions.
Here’s his key quote in today’s @Telegraph interview.
Here’s his key quote in today’s @Telegraph interview.
He’s also critical of full peace treaty to end Korean War. Says it would hand Kim a long-sought victory + undermine US troops in S Korea.
“If you’ve got a peace treaty then you can start to chip away at the legal and political basis of the US military presence on the peninsula”
“If you’ve got a peace treaty then you can start to chip away at the legal and political basis of the US military presence on the peninsula”
Everard has also talked to people who know Kim Jong-un personally and has these insights on his love of good wine and a joke.
