Two things happened yesterday: NK released a news video praising dear leader for being a smiling world diplomat, and NK diplomats were hosted by Russia. Russia of course encouraged Un to stand up to the big bad US, but it was noted that Russia also insists on a non-nuclear peninsula.
Add that to the newsflash out of nowhere the last day of the summit that (whatever) group was declaring themselves an exile govt with Un’s cousin in their ‘protection’.
Plus Trump describing Un as ‘mercurial’.
This could be, it’s not any msg to the US, but posturing in response to the cousin threat, or perhaps things didn’t go so well with Russia and Un feels enough self-confidence to posture against Russia?
Any messages from DJT are directed at Xi Jinping - to the know-nothing press they look like messages to lil kim.