WorldPingSouth 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.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by France 24.
Read the full report at France 24President Trump ordered the exercises be scaled back, citing what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingPresident Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters At their first summit , in August last year, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr Presi…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
Seoul says the duration of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has been reduced from 11 days to five.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThe allies' summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began on Monday (August 17) morning for an 11-day run, just after Mr.Trump ordered his Pentagon chief to “substantially reduce” them…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingSouth Korea and the United States have shortened their annual joint military exercises. President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in the US role in these drills. The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was significantly reduced in duration and scope.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingSouth Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the US Analysis: In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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