Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-South Korea Military Drills - WSJ

Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-South Korea Military Drills  WSJ

President Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, citing costs and a hostile signal to Kim Jong Un amid North Korea tensions.

US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start on Monday (Aug 16).Trump's comments on Sunday, ahead of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise in South Korea,

Donald Trump orders a substantial reduction in US-South Korea military drills, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un and the high costs involved.

Citing his ties with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as well as Seoul's decision not to join U.S.-led actions against Iran, Trump said he was "not happy" with the current situation.

He pointed to Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against Iran, and his ties with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

President Donald Trump said he has directed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, reducing support for a longtime ally while praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea yesterday threatened unspecified stern steps against the US and South Korea ahead of their upcoming military drills, which Pyongyang called a war rehearsal that claimed would be more provocative than last year.The warning is typical of the harsh rhetoric that North Korea often deploys ahead of major US-Sout

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Friday threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South

Pyongyang has accused the US of pushing the world 'to the brink of nuclear war'.

North Korea slams US-South Korea military drills and threatens strong response  AP News

North Korea has threatened unspecified stern steps against the United States and South Korea, slamming their upcoming military drills as a war rehearsal that it claimed would be more provocative than last year

North Korea has threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year

North Korea on Friday denounced an upcoming joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, warning it will respond to the drills "with a new level of a deterrent." A spokesperson at North Korea's foreign ministry made the statement, as South Korea and the US are set to begin the annual Ulchi Freedom