South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order

Seoul says the duration of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has been reduced from 11 days to five.

North Korea denounced military drills by the US and South Korea, saying it ‌would continue exercising its right to self-defence to counter what it called military threats from the two countries, state media KCNA reported ‌on Wednesday. A KCNA commentary called the US and South Korea "warmongers" that raise tensions on

The US recently asked transatlantic allies whether they had “been publicly supportive” of American foreign policy, Bloomberg reported.

President says Seoul said 'No thanks' when asked to help denuclearize Iran

The 11-day joint drills between South Korea and the US military start on Monday

US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and hostile toward North Korea, while critics warned reducing them could weaken South Korea’s security. The drills are set to continue until Augu

The US president previously slammed the joint drills as “provocative” in 2018 following a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

US President Donald Trump said annual military drills with South Korea send an "inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea.

Donald Trump shares photo with Kim Jong Un amid rising tensions over US-South Korea military drills.