# Can Trump’s personal diplomacy bring Kim Jong Un back to talks?

https://mins.news/en/video/26907

- CNA, 2026-08-20 03:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoVCfrKua68

> South Korea and the United States will shorten their annual joint military drills from 11 days to five and reduce some field training after Donald Trump ordered a substantial cut in US participation. Former US diplomat Henry Haggard says Trump believes his relationship with Kim Jong Un could produce a diplomatic breakthrough.

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