# Seoul says it received no prior notice over US-South Korea drill cuts

https://mins.news/en/item/26864

- CGTN, 2026-08-19 09:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-19/Seoul-says-it-received-no-prior-notice-over-joint-drill-cuts-from-US-1PJGYul4aM8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Seoul learned from Donald Trump's social media post that the United States and South Korea would shorten their joint drills, receiving no advance notice. The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was reduced from Aug. 17-27 to Aug. 17-21.

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