# Trump instructs Pentagon to substantially reduce military exercises with South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/25688

- CGTN, 2026-08-17 01:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-17/Trump-instructs-Pentagon-to-reduce-military-exercises-with-South-Korea-1PFLhdNxS9i/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> US President Donald Trump says he instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and an inappropriate, hostile signal. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says the Ulchi Freedom Shield drill is proceeding as planned.

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