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Trump scales back joint military drills between South Korea and US
South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump's move could reflect his hopes to re-engage with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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- 16 Aug 2026, 23:47 CEST → 19 Aug 2026, 06:59 CEST
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Joint US military exercises with South Korea will be downscaled, Donald Trump says, as they are "hostile" and too expensive.
Joint military drills between South Korea and US troops went ahead as planned on Monday despite US President Donald Trump's statement that he had ordered them to be scaled back out of respect for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Donald Trump has ordered the US military to scale back joint exercises with South Korea.
South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump's move could reflect his hopes to re-engage with North Korea...
Seoul says the duration of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has been reduced from 11 days to five.
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