We’ve Kim a long way

Trump claims N. Korea will get rid of its nukes He axes US war games and says world will change

DONALD Trump’s historic first meeting with Kim Jong-un ended with warm handshakes, back-patting and promises to scrap nukes in the region.

Trump made a big concession to halt “war game” military exercises with South Korea in Kim’s back yard, without much in return.

He seemed more interested in selling Kim a dream on his ipad at the five-hour Singapore summit.

The 34-year-old North Korean dictator was shown Trump’s fourminute “moment of destiny” video spelling out a choice of a bright future or a return to the dark past.

The US president, 71, painted a vision of “the world’s top hotels” at beaches where Kim currently fires “cannons in the ocean”.

He even treated the North Korean leader to a look inside his armour-plated limo, The Beast. And Kim was impressed, like a kid at his first car show.

“We both are going to do something. And we have developed a very special bond,” said Trump. “People will be very happy.”

Kim said: “We have decided to leave the past behind. The world will see a major change.”

Sworn enemies just months ago, they dined on East-west choices of beef-rib and sweet and sour pork. But insiders said the food would have turned burger-loving Trump’s stomach in knots.

And the summit was only mildly appetising to the rest of the world.

The declaration read: “President Trump committed to provide security guarantees and Chairman Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.”

But many in the US, and among US Far East allies, were alarmed that Trump suspended Us-korea military exercises when Kim gave no details about scrapping nukes.

Trump said denuclearisation would be achieved by “having a lot of people there”, claiming it could happen very quickly. But he did say that sanctions against North Korea would only be lifted when “nukes were no longer a factor”.

Theresa May’s spokesman said the commitment to denuclearisation was a signal that Pyongyang has finally heeded the message.

But ex-uk ambassador to North Korea John Everard said Kim emerged as the big winner.

“All he needed was the photo images, to be seen to be treated as an equal by the President,” he said.