Washington and Pyongyang were talking at cross purposes, and the debacle began and ended with gut decisions made by Trump
The short, turbulent history of the Trump-Kim summit, from its surprise announcement in March to its abrupt cancellation on Thursday, is the chronicle of a trainwreck foretold.
The debacle had been predicted by just about anyone with an experience of negotiating with North Korea, and experts who repeatedly warned that Washington and Pyongyang were talking at cross purposes.
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It soon became apparent Trump had no grasp of the North Korean interpretation of what denuclearisation meant
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