North Korea Demands Sanctions Relief For Denuclearization

A photo released by the White House shows Mike Pompeo, then C.I.A. director, meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang during Easter weekend. Credit The White House, via Associated Press

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UPDATED 8:59 PM PT — Sat. Aug. 4, 2018

A North Korean official from Kim Jong Un’s inner circle says that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is undermining the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
The claims come after North Korea denounced the U.S. for calling on the rest of the world to maintain pressure on Kim Jong Un through international sanctions.
North Korea is saying that President Trump promised to ease sanctions on the country if it shut down its nuclear program.
However, the U.S. State Department responded back, saying that sanctions must remain in place until the denuclearization occurs.