Future of peninsula peace in hands of Kim and Trump

The on, off, on-again meeting in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jongun has highlighted the complexity of the Korean Peninsula issues and how formidable a task it is to resolve them peacefully through talks.

Plans for the summit are moving "very nicely", Trump said on Sunday, having already done a 180 on the letter he sent to Kim on Thursday canceling the meeting. A White House team reportedly left as scheduled for Singapore over the weekend to prepare for the summit.

Trump's brinkmanship led to a hastily arranged meeting between Kim and Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on Saturday, in which Kim told Moon he considered the Singapore summit a historic opportunity to end decades of confrontation - a view that most would probably agree with.