ASPI President Kevin Rudd spoke with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business about the aftermath of the G7 and the next steps following the Trump-Kim summit.

Rudd suggests that the division apparent between the United States and rest of the G7 isn’t “a good look for the West,” and that “the two countries happiest with the outcome of the Canadian G7 would be Russia and China,” both eager to capitalize on the discord between the United States and its allies.

While acknowledging President Trump's unconventional diplomatic style, Rudd gives “credit where it’s due in terms of what [he has] achieved so far. However, he states that we are “still a long, long way off” and will need to see what Trump’s “Secretary of State can now deliver.”

Secretary Mike Pompeo’s tough diplomatic task ahead includes persuading China to maintain pressure on North Korea through sanctions. China’s post-summit call to lift North Korean sanctions is premature, Rudd explains. It’s only when there has been some concrete progress in the "dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities... that the matter should go back to the UN Security Council for further consideration on the sanctions regime.” (4 min., 4 sec.)

Watch the video.