North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

Trump's words raise expectations about the revival of direct diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang that has been dormant during the Biden Administration. North Korean state media took 48 hours to inform the North Korean people that Donald Trump had been inaugurated as President of the United States on Monday.

US President Donald Trump said he plans to reach out to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un following his return to the White House. Trump was asked about his plans for Kim during an interview on Thursday and whether he would “reach out”.

Robert Carlin and Hecker write a hypothetical Kim-to-Trump letter based on their understanding of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

President Donald Trump said on the 23rd (local time) that he would attempt diplomacy again with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un. In a Fox News interview released that day, President Trump responded "I will" when host Sean Hannity asked, "Will you reach out to him again?"

Donald Trump described North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in two words as he took a swipe at Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The new US president described Mr Kim as a “smart guy” during an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News on Thursday (23 January).

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he plans to seek to engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un anew after the two men developed a working relationship in Trump's first term.

Now, with Donald Trump back in the White House, he appears eager to reopen communication with Kim Jong Un. Also read Donald Trump: ‘I’m allowed to do whatever i want' During an interview with Fox News,

President Donald Trump will reach out to Kim Jong Un again, he said in an interview, calling the North Korean leader a "smart guy."