# Trump says US will substantially reduce military drills with South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/23676

- BBC News, 2026-08-16 21:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2lll7zvn0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump says the United States will substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, describing them as costly and sending an inappropriate, hostile signal. He also cited his very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s recent refusal to join the US in Iran’s “denuclearisation.”

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