NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The list of potential sites for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been narrowed to ‘two or three’ locations, Trump said Friday [4-27-18]. The development comes as negotiations speed ahead for the historic face-to-face. Trump hailed talks Friday between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in as ‘a very positive thing’ and said it would be a “great thing for the world” if tensions can be eased. But still, Trump warned he would not played by Kim, who has grown increasingly willing to engage in diplomacy. And he again raised the prospect of standing up and walking out of the meeting if it falls short of his expectations…The breakthrough meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea was met with praise in Washington, though privately skepticism remains rampant that the audacious opening from the North will ultimately lead to the country ridding itself of nuclear weapons. That’s the line Trump has drawn for his talks with Kim, but how that is achieved remains unclear. South Korea has favored a step-by-step approach where economic sanctions are lifted incrementally as Pyongyang makes moves toward dismantling its nuclear arsenal.”
-Kevin Liptak, “Trump says ‘two or three’ sites on table for Kim talks; US officials prefer Singapore,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April, 27, 2018 1:46 pm