Analysis: The Kim Jong Un-thinkable press conference
By Rick Noack Rick Noack Foreign affairs reporter focusing on Australia, New Zealand and international security Email Bio Follow February 28 at 6:56 AM In the past, the words “interview” and “North Korean leader” in the same sentence would have seemed like fiction.
"It’s too early to tell. I won’t prejudge,” Kim responded. “From what I feel right now, I do have a feeling that good results will come.” It remains unclear if Kim is willing to give up the weapons that have so far ensured his regime’s survival and Thursday’s bilateral talks have raised further doubts.
During both the first and the second summit with Trump, the photos produced during the bilateral meetings spoke their own language: Kim sitting at a table with officials from the country he had threatened to annihilate only months earlier.
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