Putin says US should reward North Korea if it suspends tests
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow hopes a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un helps defuse tensions.
Putin said during an interview with Austrian public broadcaster ORF that the denuclearization of the North shouldn't be "one-way road" and that the United States should reward Pyongyang if it suspends nuclear and missile tests.
The Russian leader said Moscow has "big hopes" for the success of the meeting set for June 12. He noted that Russia, as a nation that shares a border with North Korea, is frightened by the prospect of a conflict.
