28 Feb 2019; DW: The White House announced that no agreement on denuclearization was reached between Kim and Trump.
When asked if sanctions were the reason the agreement fell through, Trump said: "It was about the sanctions, basically they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety and we couldn’t do that. They [North Korea] were willing to denuclearize a large portion of the areas that we wanted … but we had to walk away from that."
"I'm never afraid to walk away from a deal," Trump added.
Trump and Kim had been due to release a joint statement but the White House announced a schedule change and Trump will now hold a solo press conference.
Speaking at a press conference Trump said his meeting with Kim ended on a friendly note but no agreement was reached. "We made even more progress than in June 21018. Unfortunately we didn’t get all the way, we didn’t get something that would make sense for the USA," Trump said.
The White House has said "no agreement was reached" between Kim and Trump and meetings will continue in the future. "The two leaders discussed various ways to advance denuclearization and economic driven concepts," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. "No agreement was reached at this time, but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future."
