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The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise is “proceeding as planned,” according to South Korea, hours after President Donald Trump called on the Pentagon to shrink U.S. participation.
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Major US ally pushes back after Trump’s last-minute military order
South Korea has moved ahead with a major military exercise alongside the United States despite Donald Trump announcing plans to substantially scale back the operation only hours before it began. According to O2.
President Donald Trump has ordered a substantial reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, a decision announced just hours before the annual drills were set to begin. The abrupt move underscores how his personal diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continues to reshape long-standing Pentagon operations on the Korean Peninsula.