Despite fears of a massive conflict , a détente began to develop when on March 8 , 2018 , the White House confirmed that Trump would accept a meeting invitation from Kim Jong-un . At the time , they were supposed to meet in May . On May 15 , 2018 , North Korea cut off talks with South Korea and threatened to cancel the planned U.S.-North Korea summit , citing military exercises between the United States and South Korea . This cancellation was quickly reversed when Trump received an uncharacteristically friendly reply from Kim . On June 12 , 2018 , Trump and Kim met at the summit in Singapore , in the first summit meeting between the leaders of the two countries . Over the course of the summit , the two leaders engaged in several discussions and signed a joint statement calling for security , stability , and lasting peace . On February 22 , 2019 an armed commando assaulted the North Korean embassy in Madrid , Spain ; Spanish media alleged that two of the members were CIA operatives , but this has not been substantiated , and is denied by the CIA . A second summit between Trump and Kim occurred on February 27 and 28 , 2019 in Vietnam regarding North Korea 's nuclear program , but ended abruptly without an agreement
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2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
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