North Korea's Kim rides through snow as nuclear deadline looms

Kim Jong-Un North Korea's leader ridden a white horse across a sacred mountain on his second symbolic visit there on Wednesday as his country threatened provocation if the United States failed to make concessions in nuclear diplomacy by year's end.

The Korean Central News Agency released undated photos showing Kim riding on snow-covered Mount Paektu along with his wife and senior officers, also on white horses.

Kim also climbed the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula, on horseback in mid-October.

White horses and Mount Paektu are symbols associated with Kim family's dynastic rule. The Korean leader has made previous visits there before making significant decisions.

"We should always live and work in the offensive spirit of Paektu" according to KCNA. The imperialists and class enemies make a more frantic attempt to undermine the ideological, revolutionary and class positions of our party."