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    At Hanoi summit, Kim Jong Un suggests he's ready to denuclearize; Trump says he's in 'no rush'

    by Shashank Bengali, Eli Stokols and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times Feb 28, 2019 5 minutes

    HANOI, Vietnam - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was in "no rush" to denuclearize North Korea, even as Kim Jong Un suggested that he might be ready to shed his nuclear program.

    "If I'm not willing to (denuclearize, I) wouldn't be here right now," the North Korean leader said in response to a reporter's question during his meeting with Trump. Asked if he was willing to take concrete steps to do so - something he has been unwilling to do in the past - Kim replied: "That's what we're talking about now."

    Earlier, Trump continued to lower expectations for a major breakthrough as he and Kim held their second summit on the reclusive nation's weapons program.

    "Speed is not that important to me," Trump said, seated at

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