US EditionNorth Korea Tests Trump’s Will to Compromise, Dangling a Slim Path Back to Talks
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, JUL 29 – Kim Yo-jong insists North Korea's nuclear program is irreversible and demands U.S. recognition as a nuclear state amid expanded military ties with Russia, officials say.
- On July 26, 2025, North Korean youth celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang with a gala and fireworks.
- This event follows North Korea's firm stance, expressed on a recent Tuesday by Kim Yo-jong, that the U.S. must recognize its nuclear status for talks to resume.
- Since 2019, North Korea has roughly doubled its nuclear warhead inventory, conducted extensive missile tests exceeding one hundred launches with more than a dozen intercontinental-range missiles among them, and strengthened its military and economic ties with Russia.
- Kim Yo-jong declared North Korea's nuclear program non-negotiable, calling U.S. denuclearization demands 'delusional' and warning attempts to deny their status will be 'mockery'.
- These developments suggest future U.S.-North Korea dialogue will require new approaches acknowledging North Korea’s nuclear realities, while continued stalemate remains a possibility.
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The ‘Impossible’ Price of a Peace Deal With North Korea
5 Key Points – A grand peace deal between President Trump and North Korea remains nearly impossible. The core problem is Pyongyang’s central demand: formal recognition as a legitimate nuclear weapons state. -For the U.S., accepting this would be a catastrophic blow to global non-proliferation, effectively giving a green light to other rogue states like Iran. While other issues like North Korea’s support for Russia or its human rights record coul…
North Korea opens door to talks with Trump - Washington Examiner
After months of silence, North Korea finally opened up about talks with President Donald Trump, leaving open the door for positive dialogue but warning against any talks of denuclearization. Among Trump’s most notable foreign policy moves of his first administration was warming relations with North Korea, opening up talks with the country, and famously meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the 38th Parallel and elsewhere. Upon Trump’s …
North Korea tests Trump’s will to compromise, dangling a slim path back to talks
After months of expectation, North Korea appeared to open the door to restarting diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, even if only by a sliver. In a statement on Tuesday, the North Korean leader’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong affirmed Pyongyang’s “irreversible” nuclear status and emphasized that there can be no room for […]
North Korea demands US recognize it as nuclear power
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the countrys leader, said the rapport between her brother and Donald Trump is not a pretense to push denuclearizationThe US must acknowledge that North Korea has permanently become a nuclear-armed nation, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a high-ranking official in the Workers' Party of Korea, has said.She also warned that personal t
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