# US security assistance to South Korea no longer free — Kim Yo Jong

https://mins.news/en/item/27351

- TASS, 2026-08-20 13:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175669

> Kim Yo Jong said US security assistance to South Korea was no longer free, arguing that Donald Trump’s decision to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises exposed Seoul’s dependence on Washington. She also criticized President Lee Jae Myung’s remarks as showing a “contradictory mentality.”

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