Their euphoria shifted to unease before sinking into a funk upon learning as they awoke Friday that Trump had cancelled the summit, citing hostility in recent North Korean comments. North Korea sent hundreds of athletes, performers and dignitaries to the Pyeongchang Games, including Kim’s sister, who conveyed her brother’s desire for a summit with Moon. Moon later brokered the cancelled summit between Kim and Trump. The chill in the inter-Korean warmth set in when North Korea cancelled a high-level meeting with the South over U.S.-South Korean military drills. “South Korea has to be more active as a mediator to reduce the distrust between both sides.”——Associated Press reporter Hyung-jin Kim contributed to this report.

Source: National Post May 25, 2018 08:24 UTC