Leaders arrive for U.S.-North Korea meetingPresident Trump landed in Hanoi, Vietnam, today for his second summit meeting to discuss denuclearization with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. Tensions eased dramatically after the two leaders met last year, although the North has not taken substantial steps since then toward giving up its nuclear arsenal. Here’s what’s at stake when their two-day meeting begins Wednesday. Go deeper: Vietnamese officials have suggested that North Korea could benefit from their approach of holding China at bay while courting the U.S., a former enemy. A split screen for President TrumpAs the first day of Mr. Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un ends, his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is set to testify publicly against him in Congress.
Source: New York Times February 26, 2019 10:37 UTC