During the historic summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump in Singapore, the North Korean head of state pledged to waive his security guarantees in return for the Denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula. At the first ever meeting between a US president and a North Korean leader, the atmosphere was cordial and there was a firm handshake. The rhetoric from both camps was also positive in the run-up to the meeting, an astonishing turnaround after decades of enmity. In the past, Trump called Kim Jong-un "Little Rocket Man", while Pyongyang labelled him a "mentally deranged fool".
In the run-up to the summit, Kim Jong-un also visited South Korea and made clear his desire for peace on the peninsula. Nevertheless, the American public still considers him to be one of the greatest threats to peace and security in the world. In a surveyPolitico shortly before the events in Singapore carried outWhen asked about the two leaders who pose the greatest threat to world peace/security, Kim Jong-un was named first with 43 per cent.
Vladimir Putin was in second place with 42 per cent, while many Americans still do not trust their own president on the world stage. Trump rounded off the top three with 26 per cent. The survey revealed an interesting partisan divide: among Democrats, Trump is seen as the most threatening world leader with 48 per cent, a figure higher than that of Putin (46 per cent) and Kim Jong-un (40 per cent).
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