PoliticsSouth Korean president renews call for military independence after Trump cuts joint drills

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has renewed his drive to regain wartime operational control of the country’s forces from the US and urged faster progress on nuclear-powered submarines. His remarks followed Donald Trump’s order to substantially reduce joint exercises and his praise for ties with Kim Jong-un.

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