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North Korea might take a 'new path' if US maintains sanctions: Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un vowed to work towards denuclearisation at a summit with Trump in Singapore in June 2018

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US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Singapore summit| Photo: Reuters

Reuters Seoul
In his New Year address on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he might take a "new path" if Washington maintains sanctions amid his country's push for economic development, but experts say it may be too late to change the trajectory of negotiations.

Kim did not specify what the new approach might be. His warning may sound similar to the bellicose rhetoric that Pyongyang often deployed before last year's summit, but he cannot jeopardise the hard-won thaw and has few options beyond appealing directly to US President Donald Trump, experts say.

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