US President Donald Trump tried to put his summit with Kim Jong Un back on track Thursday, offering the North Korean leader guarantees of staying in power if he abandons nuclear weapons.
As prospects for a historic summit next month between the two leaders dimmed, Trump told reporters that if the meeting were to go ahead successfully, Kim "will get protections that will be very strong."
Is North Korea placated and US will achieve the complete denuclearisation of North Korea through the summit?
Korean political commentator Jung-sik Seo anlayses.
