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Kim Jong-un may NEVER hold another nuke summit as he accuses Trump of being too greedy in Vietnam talks
North Korean officials say the US may have scuppered its only chance at reaching an agreement to rid the country of nuclear weapons
KIM Jong-un may NEVER hold another nuke summit with the US, according to North Korean officials who claimed Donald Trump's greediness led to the talks collapsing.
Nuke-armed Kim "may have lost his will" to continue dialogue with his hermit-nation's sworn enemy the US, North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said today.
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She added that she believes Kim is finding it "difficult to understand" why the otherwise friendly Hanoi talks - which had appeared to be leading towards agreement - collapsed suddenly yesterday.
Earlier, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said Donald Trump had wasted an opportunity that "may not come again."
The US president dramatically marched out of the negotiations early on Thursday - claiming North Korea vowed to only scrap its deadly nuclear arsenal AFTER sanctions were removed.
Trump said that there had been a proposed agreement "ready to be signed" - but Kim's demands led him to conclude: "Sometimes you have to walk."
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But in open dispute with Washington's account, Kim Jong-un's team insisted they had only requested partial relief from the crippling economic constraints imposed on North Korea.
Foreign Minister Ri said the North's position won't change even if the United States offers to resume another round of dialogue.
North Korea's official news agency still put a positive spin on the summit - which was marked by friendly patter between Trump and Kim.
It said that the leaders "had a constructive and candid exchange of their opinions over the practical issues arising in opening up a new era of the improvement" of relations.
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Trump made no mention of the disagreement as he addressed US troops during a stopover at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
Instead, the president focused on US military might and offered a broad warning to America's enemies.
Trump said: "America does not seek conflict, but if we are forced to defend ourselves we will fight and we will win in an overwhelming fashion."
The demise of the talks came after Trump and Kim had appeared ready to inch toward normalising relations between their still technically warring nations.
Kim, when asked whether he was ready to denuclearise, had said: "If I'm not willing to do that I won't be here right now."
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But just hours later their planned lunch was cancelled and the leaders' motorcades sped off from the luxury Metropole Hotel.
In a rearranged press conference, Trump insisted his relations with Kim remain warm.
But he did not commit to having a third summit with the North Korean leader - saying a possible next meeting "may not be for a long time."
US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un shake hands as pair meet for second nuke summit in Vietnam
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