# North Korea launches missiles after Trump floats Kim meeting, Seoul says

https://mins.news/en/item/27526

- France 24, 2026-08-20 15:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet

> South Korea says North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday after Donald Trump suggested he could meet Kim Jong Un this year. Pyongyang also mocked Seoul as a U.S. “servant” while South Korea and the United States held a shortened Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise following Trump’s order to scale back the drills.

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