# Trump orders substantial reduction in US-South Korea military drills

https://mins.news/en/item/23736

- DW, 2026-08-17 01:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/trump-orders-to-scale-back-us-south-korea-military-drills/a-78390592?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US President Donald Trump said annual military exercises with South Korea send an “inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea. He ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, scheduled for August 17 to 27, saying it was too late to cancel them.

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