South Korea and Japan may see it differently than the US Press Corp about the end of war games as well. However, this should not be a surprise and Kim Jong Un, Russia and China are correct, war games are provocations to the belief nuclear weapons are necessary for North Korea.
The idea China and Russia ask for an end to military war games with South Korea only shows the fact they have a long time relationship with North Korea. I am sure every time there is some sort of diplomatic relations between North Korea and its northern neighbors the topic of the US war games comes up. The reason North Korea is worried is because while the US and South Korea are participating in such war games it has the appearance of invading North Korea WHILE IT'S ALLIES, namely China and Russia, sit on the side lines.
Kim Jong Un is more than willing to rely on China and Russia to protect from nuclear attack if it disarms. That is also something Libya didn't have. It did not have a big brother at it's borders. So, Un seems to believe the USA is very good at carrying out military actions that could be an invasion into North Korea. I think Un's point of view is that he cannot defend from an invasion by the USA and South Korea. He would be relying on his northern neighbors to enter the conflict in order to sustain his borders. If one takes that a step further, it begins to explain China's "military islands" in recent years.
But, the military islands are another issue. Un seems threatened by the USA military war games enough to stand his ground on nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and scuttle any talks going forward. It isn't worth it. If North Korean's Kim Jung Un is willing to denuclearize if the USA ends it's war games, it is a small price to pay.
Look, Trump is talking to one of the members of Axis of Evil and the world knows what went on with Iraq. Why would Kim Jong Un believe North Korea would not become an Iraq? The USA gives him no reason to denuclearize. It is time that ends and there is hope for a real peace on the Korean Peninsula.
To validate this point of view, is the Russia war games with North Korea to reassure it's leader Russia is sincere about defending North Korea from invasion in any way possible, including preventing an Iraq style invasion.
The USA has relations with China and Russia in many more ways that validate the "promise of no harm" during war games played out around the world. When Russia or China launch a space vehicle or rockets with satellites or supplies to the International Space Station, it validates an understanding of "no interference" because of prior notification. There are "Honor Flights" over the USA by Russia as a reassurance of "no harm." None of those relationships exist with North Korea. Why? Because it is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with veto powers.
The five permanent nuclear members of the United Nations Security Council have different relationships with each other than other countries with or without nuclear military capacity.
I think Kim Jong Un's request to end military war games with South Korea is a "Good Will" gesture by the USA and it has a very valid basis. Unfortunately, the fearmongers in the USA have a great deal of agita when their military is somehow cut off from being the world's police. Oh, well. I guess that will fuel some politics in their favor, but, it won't bring peace to the world.
Maybe to give the warmongers a feeling of security, Donald Trump can hand out security blankets with the words "Making America Great Again" on them.
June 13, 2018
US President Donald Trump (click here) made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party.
At a news conference after the historic meeting with Kim in Singapore, Trump announced he would halt what he called “very provocative” and expensive regular military exercises that the United States stages with South Korea.
That was sure to rattle close allies South Korea and Japan. North Korea has long sought an end to the war games.
Trump and Kim promised in a joint statement to work toward the “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, and the United States promised its Cold War foe security guarantees. But they offered few specifics....
