Economics
Trump Says South Korea Won't Lift Sanctions Without His Approval
- South Korea mulls lifting some North Korea Sanctions
- Trump: On North Korea, ‘they do nothing without our approval’
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President Donald Trump said South Korea won’t lift any of its sanctions on North Korea without his approval after officials in Seoul said they were reviewing the possibility of easing some of their own penalties against Pyongyang.
“Well, they won’t do it without our approval,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday when asked about reports Seoul is considering the idea. “They do nothing without our approval.”