Analysis: Even without a deal, Kim makes gains at summit

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the two would conclude their second summit with some sort of an agreement.

His gut proved wrong. A few hours later, he was speeding back to his Hanoi hotel, with no deal at all.

Gauging Kim's calculus in a negotiation is never easy, but the ending to his two days in Hanoi with Trump seemed like a major disaster. Kim came to Hanoi seeking sanctions relief, which Trump said he simply could not give.