I have been keeping up with President Trump’s visit to Asia and next on his agenda is to meet with Putin to discuss and focus on North Korea. According to CNN, “President Donald Trump will seek to enlist his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week on a mission to confront na increasingly truculent North Korea during their second face-to-face meeting.” This article struck my attention due to the documentary we watched in class about Vladimir Putin and of course all that had been in the news with President Trump’s relationship with Russia.
In my previous blog post I wrote about how time is running low on our decision and security with North Korea. Many White House members were skeptical or even against President Trump’s visit to Asia. So this article entitled, “Trump, Putin to meet and discuss North Korea”, has not only caught my attention but explained further some of Trump’s plans while in Asia. The “Russia issue” may be given more attention and pushed up in the media again due to Trump’s visit with Putin, but it is certainly essential for these two leaders to talk face-to-face. The issue with North Korea is so problematic for our country and I hope that people and the media can see how this meeting is very crucial and not make more continued assumptions. Putin will be one of the leaders that Trump hopes to pull toward a more aggressive posture against Pyongyang during his 13 days in Asia (cnn.com). President Trump said, “We want Putin’s help on North Korea, and we will be meeting with a lot of different leaders” (cnn.com). Trump will meet with Putin in the Vietnamese seaside city of Da Nag. After he meets with Putin here, he will head to Seoul and Beijing and discuss trade and security.
CNN tells readers, “The United States will determine very soon whether to designate North Korea a state sponsor of terror.” So far in President Trump’s trip in Asia he has been focused on North Korea’s neighbors China, South Korea and Japan. The direct talks with Pyongyang have been ruled out for this trip, I honestly think this might be the right decision for fear that President Trump might say something to even further aggravate Kim Jong Un. CNN states that a senior White House official told reporters in Tokyo that North Korea will be a “primary subject” of conversation when President Tump and Putin meet. The article continues to say, “Russia borders North Korea, they are also very concerned with the direction that North Korea is leading the region toward into this crisis and naturally Russia should have a role in that future.” I truly hope that President Trump can help sway that possible future role of Russia to be a positive and helpful one. President Trump certainly has a way with words, and he needs to use them not to stir up more confusion and tension. Hopefully the meetings he has with each leader will only lead to a safer situation for the United States.
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