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The Trump-Kim summit, redux: “another good marker” for Pyongyang?

North Korea's leadership appears increasingly sure that major concessions are on their way

A picture is worth a thousand words.

For those seeking to divine what to expect in the second Trump-Kim summit next month, perhaps North Korea’s most recent photographs of Kim Jong Un is a fair starting point of observation. Caveat emptor: we are still wading in murky waters.

On Thursday, we saw Kim Jong Un photographed against the now-familiar backdrop of the library where he gave his New Year’s address earlier this month. This time, he had his “advisors” – so to speak – in tow.

The Kim Yong Chol-led delegation had recently returned from meetings in Washingtonwith Secretary