President Trump sent an emotional letter to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on Thursday canceling their scheduled rendezvous in Singapore on June 12 and lamenting the missed opportunities. “I was very much looking forward to being there with you,” Mr. Trump said. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.”[Read the text of full letter.] But Mr. Trump, who at times sounded like a jilted partner, also held out the possibility for future talks. “If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit,” he wrote, “please do not hesitate to call me or write.”Here are the developments in a rocky relationship that got us to this point:

Source: New York Times May 24, 2018 20:15 UTC