US watching N. Korea ‘closely’ as talks deadline nears
North Korea has issued increasingly strident declarations in recent weeks, even promising an ominous ‘Christmas gift’ if Washington does not come up with some concessions. – EPA pic, December 17, 2019.
UNITED States President Donald Trump said yesterday he’d be “disappointed” if North Korea had something “in the works” as a year-end ultimatum from Pyongyang about the fate of their nuclear talks approaches. The nuclear-armed North has issued increasingly strident declarations in recent weeks, even promising an ominous “Christmas gift” if Washington does not come up with some concessions.
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