Vladimir Putin regrets Donald Trump's decision to cancel meeting with Kim Jong-un
Russia regrets the US decision to cancel the summit with the DPRK. Moscow hoped that a significant step would be taken to de-escalate the situation on the Korean peninsula, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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"If we talk about the US cancellation of the summit with the DPRK, then Russia views this news with regret, because we all hope that an important step will be taken to ease the situation on the Korean Peninsula and this will be the beginning of the process of denuclearization of the entire Korean Peninsula," Putin said in response to reporters' questions at a press conference after talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and refused to hold a summit in Singapore on June 12. Donald Trump announced that the summit would be canceled, but he would be willing to meet Kim Jong-un in the future.
