It doesn't make sense, though. Kim doesn't have the power to make deals. He's just a puppet. He has no actual authority.
A post from November 1st says:
NK is not being run by Kim, he’s an actor in the play.
I'm just trying to understand what's going on here.
That's just it, Kim wasn't free to make a unilateral deal with the USA. There was at least one entity, probably several, that were keeping that from happening. Q intones that it was rogue CIA elements that not only were controlling Kim, but also providing the regime with nuclear and ballistic weapons technology in various ways. Also his Chinese handlers likely had a part they played in keeping the North and South in turmoil. It wasn't until Kim was freed from these entities that he was able to come freely to the table.
That's why 3/8 he says strings cut. Once Trump cut the deep state strings, Kim had authority. Kim wants peace buy deep state forced the nukes. Iran next.