Kim Jong Un Seeks Trump Return

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Kim Jong Un wants Trump back, elite defector tells BBC

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Ri Il Kyu is the highest-profile defector to escape North Korea since 2016 .

He has been face-to-face with Kim Jong Un on seven separate occasions.

The former diplomat was working in Cuba when he fled with his family to South Korea last November .

He says North Korea still views Mr Trump as someone it can negotiate with over its nuclear weapons programme.

Mr Ri says the closure of North Korea’s borders during the pandemic had severely devastated the country’s economy.

He says people no longer expect to receive anything from their “Supreme Leader” Kim Jong Un .

The North Korean leader demands total loyalty from his citizens and the mere whiff of dissent can result in imprisonment.

Mr Ri is hoping that his defection inspires his peers to push for small changes inside.

He does not have lofty ambitions, that North Koreans will be able to vote or travel, merely that they can choose what jobs to work, have enough food to eat.

His priority is helping his family settle into their new life in South Korea , and for his child to assimilate into society.

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