US and South Korea shorten joint military exercises following Trump order
The Pentagon and the South Korean military confirmed that the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises have been cut in half, ending on August 21 instead of August 27 following an order by President Trump.
- Joint military exercises Ulchi Freedom Shield shortened by about half
- Exercises will conclude on August 21 instead of August 27
- Decision follows an order by President Trump over the weekend
Sources
- The Hill — Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order
- Semafor — US-South Korea military exercises end early
- Politico — South Korea admits Trump blindsided Seoul by cutting military drills
- The Independent — South Korea cuts short joint drills at Trump’s request as US pushes for North Korea talks
- Al Jazeera — Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China
- The Guardian — In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?
- Deutsche Welle — US, South Korea cut short joint drills after Trump criticism
- Al Jazeera — South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order
- BBC — South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
- France 24 — Trump scales back joint military drills between South Korea and US
- The Guardian — US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks
- CNBC — Seoul, Washington to halve joint drills as Trump reportedly seeks summit with North Korea's Kim
- The Hill — Kelly, Tillis urge Trump to reverse reduction to joint military exercises with South Korea
- The Hill — Kelly on reduced joint exercises with South Korea: Trump should 'read some history'
- The Hill — Retired colonel knocks Trump order to cut back on 'critical' joint exercises with South Korea