Trump Scales Back Joint Drills With South Korea

Trump’s decision to scale back US-South Korea military exercises has raised concerns about the consequences for regional security. Critics argue he overestimates his relationship with Kim Jong-un, potentially strengthening North Korea’s regime and aggression. Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung warns that the move could weak

South Korea and the United States will significantly scale down their ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise, Seoul said Wednesday, following an order by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that South Korea received no prior notice concerning Washington's decision to scale down the Korea-US joint military exercise before US President Donald Trump's social media post on Sunday. "Neither our government nor US government officials were aware of what was revealed on Tr

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearise Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.