Some critics of Mr. Trump praised him on Thursday for focusing on diplomatic pressure rather than saber rattling. Photo“The U.S. sanctions will help to raise the cost to North Korea of its nuclear weapons buildup,” said Mr. Burns, who now teaches at Harvard. and American unilateral sanctions — which proved effective.”The new sanctions came as Mr. Trump hosted Mr. “The key at this moment is to exercise and apply pressure against North Korea in a robust manner. “We do not desire the collapse of North Korea,” he said.

Source: New York Times September 21, 2017 15:52 UTC