North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump as they meet at the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas on June 30. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump as they meet at the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas on June 30. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Ankit Panda
Opinion

Opinion

Ankit Panda

Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un handshake at Korean border was nice, but fundamental challenges haven’t changed

  • If US negotiators hope to get something for nothing from Pyongyang, they will be sorely disappointed, Ankit Panda writes
  • North Korea is not ready to give up its nuclear weapons and the US is not ready to offer sanctions relief for anything short of total disarmament