President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stand on either side of a large cooking pot marked with an atom symbol and set over flames. Trump grips one bomb-shaped container while Kim pours from another. A white dove and rabbit rest among green leaves inside the pot.

Kim places one foot on a smaller figure holding a ladle. Both leaders wear chef hats and business suits. The composition places the pot at center with open doors revealing the fire below.

Talks between the United States and North Korea advanced in early 2018 after a period of heightened tensions over missile tests. The leaders scheduled a meeting for June in Singapore to address nuclear weapons on the peninsula. China maintained close economic ties with North Korea throughout the period.

The image places emphasis on the dual roles of the two main figures as they handle volatile items near symbols of both conflict and peace. Observers noted the unusual visual pairing of kitchen tools with nuclear imagery at the time of the diplomatic push.