US President Donald Trump has spoken on the phone with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They discussed the DPRK nuclear issue and security plans for the Pyeongchang Olympic Games. Later, in a meeting at the White House with DPRK defectors, Trump described the effort to put pressure on Pyongyang as "tricky".

DONALD TRUMP US PRESIDENT "I just had a phone call with the president of South Korea, President Moon. And, they are in dialogue, at least as it concerns the Olympics. And that's a good thing; not a bad thing. And we had a great call. I also spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan and we also had a very good call. So, it's a very tricky situation. We're going to find out how it goes but we think the Olympics will go very nicely and after that, who knows? We'll find out. We're going to find out pretty soon, I suspect."