But Mr Trump should take no credit for pressing pause on a crisis largely of his own making. As a candidate, Mr Trump is said to have asked why the US could not use nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Mr Trump has announced he will meet Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of next month. It depends on close cooperation and coordination with allies; Mr Trump reportedly discussed pulling the US out of Nato last year. Moscow has said that it would extend it for five years; Mr Trump has called it a “bad deal”.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2019 18:30 UTC