President Donald Trump declared that the US had run out of patience with North Korea over its nuclear drive on Friday as he welcomed South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-In to talks at the White House.
While Mr Moon has been arguing for greater engagement with Pyongyang as the best way to put the brakes on its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, Mr Trump made clear that he was in no mood to pursue diplomacy with a regime he accused of having no respect for human life.
And while Mr Moon announced that Mr Trump had accepted an offer to visit Seoul later this year, the leaders failed to map out any kind of joint strategy on how best to deal with the threat posed by North Korea. “The nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of that regime require a determined response,” said Mr Trump.
