Putin: North Korea ready to denuclearize — if it gets guarantees

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and ERIC TALMADGE
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand.
The Russian president stressed that Moscow and Washington both want North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. But he said the security guarantees should be underwritten by multiple countries, hin