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  "title": "Bolton sees possibility of Trump meeting Kim in Pyongyang, warns of summit risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bolton-sees-possibility-of-trump-meeting-kim-in-pyongyang-warns-of-4917107",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260902/bolton-sees-possibility-of-trump-meeting-kim-in-pyongyang-warns-of-summit-risks"
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  "account": "Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton suggested on Tuesday that President Donald Trump may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang for another summit, despite acknowledging the significant risks associated with such an endeavor. Bolton, who served as a top security aide to Trump from 2018-2019, made these comments during an online forum hosted by the Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS). Trump has expressed his intention to meet Kim later this year, having already held three meetings with the North Korean leader during his first term: one in Singapore in June 2018, another in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019. Bolton argued that Trump would consider Pyongyang as a potential venue for a meeting because Trump had already been to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and walked in North Korea during the Panmunjom summit. He also noted that there was little novelty in repeating a meeting in the same location, adding that the risk of renewed tensions between the two nations during any future summit was very high.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton on Tuesday raised the possibility of President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang for a new summit, while noting the \"very high\" risk of renewed summitry between them. Bolton, who served as a top security aide to Trump from 2018-2019, made the remarks during an online forum as Trump has expressed his…",
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