Kim Jong-un’s dilemma in nuclear talks

SEOUL - The momentum for a second US-North Korea summit early next year and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Seoul has been kept alive through a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. But North Korea has chosen to stay mum, which analysts say indicates a deepening dilemma for the young leader under pressure to prove he was right about offering to give up his country's nuclear weapons program. The US and South Korea's often repeated statement that sanctions against North Korea must remain in place until Pyongyang completely denuclearizes could be a reason behind the North's hesitance in moving forward on denuclearization talks with the US, analysts sa...

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