year. the north -- the south-imposed deadline at the end of the year for the united states to soften sanctions when it comes to the stalled nuclear talks. when the u.s. does not, what does that mean? >> well, it means that really, if you're looking at it from kim jong-un's point of view, that's his highest priority, to get at least some sanctions relief. and if that does not happen, he's going to react, and he is going to react i believe as kylie has mentioned, most likely missile launch is one of them. and remember, this has been president trump's big thing, there has not been anni cbk icb. i do expect over the next few week there's will be some kind of provocation from north korea. >> ambassador, thank you so much. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. "outfront" next, the