# Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks

https://mins.news/en/item/26498

- The Guardian, 2026-08-19 17:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/kim-jong-un-sister-doubt-trump-claims-secret-us-north-korea-talks

> Donald Trump says he plans to meet Kim Jong-un later this year and suggested the two sides have communicated. Kim Yo-jong said she knew “absolutely nothing” about the alleged contact, while stressing that Washington’s hostile policy toward Pyongyang remained unchanged. Trump also claimed North Korea had 57 nuclear weapons.

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