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Article snippet: MORE and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit ended without any agreement Thursday. “The two leaders discussed various ways to advance denuclearization and economic driven concepts,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. “No agreement was reached at this time, but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future.” Trump said at a press conference later the sticking point was sanctions, which Kim wanted lifted before taking all steps the United States was asking of him. “It was about the sanctions,” Trump said. “Basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn’t do that. They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas we wanted, but we couldn’t give up all of the sanctions for that.” Despite the outcome, Trump said the summit was "very productive." The lack of any tangible results could give fodder to critics who have accused Trump of holding summits with Kim that are nothing more than photo ops that boost the legitimacy of the North Korean dictator. But walking away because of an unwillingness to lift sanctions could also please those same hardliners who were worried Trump would do just that. Trump appeared to lower expectations heading into the summit, saying repeatedly that he is in “no rush” to make a deal. “Speed is not important,” Trump said Thursday. “What’s important is that we do the right deal.” Still, Trump has been touting what he referred to Wednesday as a “v... Link to the full article to read more