While President Trump is insisting that nothing has changed with North Korea,... the regime is still playing hardball with South Korea.<br />North Korea has again warned Seoul that it might permanently halt inter-Korean discussions *unless the South stops its ongoing 'Max Thunder' air force exercise with the U.S.<br /> The regime's state-run media on Thursday quoted Ri Son-gwon ,...the North Korean official in charge of handling inter-Korean affairs, as saying.... unless the serious situation which led to the cancellation of this week's inter-Korean talks is settled,... it will be hard to ever sit face-to-face with the current South Korean government.<br />Seoul is continuing to urge Pyongyang to come forward for talks to discuss follow-up measures to their recent summit agreement. <br />