# Trump says Kim Jong Un answered his outreach

https://mins.news/en/item/24455

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 18:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-north-koreas-kim-has-responded-his-overtures-2026-08-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a835205aa1ab60001e2e5d6

> The US president said Monday that his contact efforts had drawn a response from Kim Jong Un. The statement came after Trump instructed the United States to reduce military exercises with South Korea.

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