“October at the very latest”

When I interviewed Nick Eberstadt last week, I asked him how patient the United States was willing to be. Now, Chris Hill has told us. North Korea may well interpret this as obviating any compelling need to make progress before then.

In the same article, Hill refused to comment on Chung Dong-Young’s latest diplomatic masterstroke, while repeating his insistence that the U.S. won’t accept any “peaceful” North Korean nuclear programs.