Donald Trump cancels summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore in extraordinary open letter

Donald Trump has cancelled his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by releasing an extraordinary open letter.

The US President said he had no choice but to cancel the meeting, which was scheduled to take place in June in Singapore, because Kim had displayed "tremendous anger and open hostility in a recent statement".

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with his top security aids, following the cancellation of the Singapore summit.

While Theresa May said Britain is "disappointed" by the cancellation in a statement.

She added: "We are disappointed that the meeting will no longer go ahead as planned. We need to see an agreement that can bring about the completely verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and we will continue to work with our partners to this end."

Mr Trump wrote in a letter, published in full by the White House on Thursday, that he feels it is "inappropriate at this time, to have this long-planned meeting."

He wrote that the cancelled meeting, which had been scheduled for June 12, was a "lost opportunity" and a "sad moment in history"

Mr Trump added: "You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used."

He also thanked Kim for the release of the American hostages.

The US president told Kim to get in touch with him if he changes his mind about the summit.

There had been speculation that the summit would be delayed for some time.

According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the North has not yet responded to the letter.

The North threatened to pull out of the summit earlier this month. The country's vice foreign minister said he had no interest in attending the talks if it was going to be a "one-sided" affair.

In a statement, Kim Kye Gwan also criticised the US President’s security advisors comments on advice to the “Libyan model of nuclear disarmament.

The US had previously offered to help rebuild North Korea if it agreed to give up its nuclear weapons.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that America would be "prepared to work with North Korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our South Korean friends."

Earlier today North Korea demolished its nuclear test site. It was announced by Kim ahead of his planned summit with Mr Trump.

The North did not invite international nuclear weapons inspectors to the ceremony.

North Korea took part in a landmark summit with the South in April.

Kim became the first leader of his nation to step foot in the South since the end of fighting in the Korean War in 1953.

At the summit,the North Korean leader said: “We are at a starting line today, where a new history of peace, prosperity and inter-Korean relations is being written,”