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Trump demanded Kim Jong-un to hand over nuclear weapons, bomb fuel: Reports

Trump abruptly ended his second summit with Kim after the president said the Kim had asked for all US sanctions to be lifted in exchange for the dismantling of North Korea's main nuclear facility

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands as they meet in Hanoi, Vietnam
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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands as they meet in Hanoi, Vietnam | Photo: PTI

Kyungji Cho | Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a list of demands that included a call for handing over nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the U.S. in their talks in Hanoi last month, Reuters reported, citing the document.

Trump handed Kim the piece of paper stating the US position at their meeting in Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel on Feb 28, according to the news agency. This was the first time that Trump had explicitly defined directly to Kim what he meant by denuclearization, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified person familiar with the discussions.

The document may help explain why