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Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk, during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, May 31, 2018. Lavrov's visit to North Korea comes ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and is seen as an attempt by Moscow to ensure its voice is heard in the North's diplomatic overtures with Washington, Seoul and Beijing. (Valery Sharifulin/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

Kim Jong-un meets Russia’s Sergey Lavrov as Trump summit nears

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, at an undisclosed location. When U.s. President Donald Trump and Kim meet in Singapore in June 2018, they will have two very different agendas. Kim would love to keep his nukes. And Trump would love to take them all away, ASAP. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korean official says ‘package deal’ likely in U.S.-North Korea summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

McConnell: Premature to talk of Trump winning Nobel Prize

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 26, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. When Trump and Kim meet in Singapore next month, they will have two very different agendas. Kim would love to keep his nukes. And Trump would love to take them all away, ASAP. The letters read &quot;if the summit does happen, will likely take place on June 12 in Singapore.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Ahead of summit with Kim Jong Un, Trump has lots of options

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Kim Yong-chol, right, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong-un's closest aides, walks to his car after a dinner with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump strategize ahead of meeting with Kim Yong-chol

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Kim Yong Chol, foreground, a former military intelligence chief who is now North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim Yong Chol was headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Madoka Ikegami/Kyodo News via AP)

Top North Korean official heads to US for pre-summit talks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018, to travel to Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump praises Kim Jong-un, progress toward summit with North Korea

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this undated file photo provided on Saturday, May 26, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the construction site of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area in Gangwon-do, North Korea. The U.S.-North Korea summit appears to be back on track, but Pyongyang is showing increased impatience at comments coming out of Washington that what Kim really wants, even more than his nuclear security blanket, is American-style prosperity. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Analysis: North Korea sees US economic handouts as threat

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kim Yong-chol, in white, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong-un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (AP Photo)

Kim Yong-chol, Kim Jong-un’s right-hand man, heads to U.S., preps for Singapore summit heats up

By S.A. Miller and Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this image made from video, Kim Yong Chol, in white, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. He was at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s side at the table in last weekend’s North-South summit, and had been a prominent senior official in other important talks. It was not possible to confirm the reason for his visit to Beijing, or if he would be traveling on to another destination. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Ambassador says Russia supports US-NK talks

Associated Press

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Kellyanne Conway said meeting with North Korea may not be June 12

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this image made from video, Kim Yong Chol, center , a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. He was at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s side at the table in last weekend’s North-South summit, and had been a prominent senior official in other important talks. It was not possible to confirm the reason for his visit to Beijing, or if he would be traveling on to another destination. (AP Photo)

Senior NKorean official heads to NY to plan for Trump summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo, Kim Yong Chol, center, a vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, leaves to return to North Korea, at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

US says North Korea behind malware attacks

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kim Yong-chol, in white, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong-un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (AP Photo)

Kim Yong Chol, North Korean official, travels to U.S. for summit planning

Associated Press

In this May 26, 2018, photo provided on May 27, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Trump administration blames North Korea for malware attacks

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before dinner at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe to meet before Kim Jong-un summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., right, speaks alongside U. S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during a press conference, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Philadelphia. Toomey and Coons say they'll introduce a bill Monday that will require federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Chris Coons: Trump must pressure China ahead of N. Korea talks

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2018, photo provided on May 27, 2018, by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in writes on a visitor's book as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, stands at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea. Kim and Moon met Saturday, May 26, for the second time in a month, exchanging a huge bear hug and broad smiles in a surprise summit at a border village to discuss Kim's potential meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and ways to follow through on the peace initiatives of the rivals' earlier summit. (South Korea Presidential Blue House via AP)

Kim Jong-un commits to North Korea denuclearization as U.S. delegation arrives

By David Sherfinski and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2018, photo provided on May 27, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shake hands after their meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

S. Korea: Kim commits to summit with Trump, denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump upbeat about Singapore summit with North Korea: ‘Moving along very nicely’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times