South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is in Washington to meet with President Trump, as plans for a high-stakes summit next month between the U.S. president and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hit some turbulence. With North Korea's threats to back away from the talks, South Korea's leader — who has long favored engagement rather than confrontation with Pyongyang — is having to do some diplomacy to keep both the U.S. and North Korea interested in talking. A year into his term, President Moon's approval rating has soared to 83 percent, according to a Gallup Korea poll — with a majority of South Koreans supporting his efforts to secure a peace deal with North Korea. Last month, Moon and Kim held a historic one-on-one meeting in the Demilitarized Zone between their countries, walked hand in hand, and announced they would work toward peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. Moon is expected to share his read on the North's leader with President Trump when they meet at the White
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