Why North Korea’s Kim sees no need for another Trump ‘photo-op summit’

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Trump talks of friendship, but analysts say a US$6 billion crypto row and fresh sanctions have all but put paid to future summitry

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Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister on Wednesday rejected holding any further talks with the

United States, days after the FBI accused

North Koreaof stealing more than US$6 billion from a cryptocurrency exchange and Washington launched a new round of sanctions aimed at Pyongyang.

Analysts say the latest developments have all but killed off the chances of another Trump-Kim summit, despite the US president’s continued warm words for North Korea’s supreme leader and apparent openness to meeting him again.

In a statement on Wednesday, Kim Yo-jong called the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s allegations regarding the Binance hack proof of Washington’s “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang and said there was “no need” for further talks.

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