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As Trump, Moon Face Domestic Woes, Kim Jong Un Sees a Chance

William Gallo

   SEOUL - Connie Kim in Washington contributed to this report.

   When North Korea walked away recently from its first working-level
   nuclear talks with the United States in months, its negotiators cited
   what they referred to as U.S. inflexibility and hostile policies.

   In some ways, it was a classic North Korean negotiating tactic: citing
   long-standing complaints about Washington as justification to yet again
   leave nuclear negotiations.

   But the move also shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be
   emboldened to hold out for a better deal, believing his counterparts in
   the U.S. and South Korea have been weakened amid domestic political
   scandals, some analysts say.

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