North Korea says US missed ‘golden opportunity’ at Hanoi talks

Pyongyang officials say frustrated leader Kim Jong Un may cut ties with Washington

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump shake hands at their historic summit in Singapore in June 2018
(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

North Korean officials have claimed that US President Donald Trump threw away a “golden opportunity” at the recent denuclearisation talks between the two countries in Vietnam.

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