# Donald Trump’s Korea strategy is changing. Why?

https://mins.news/en/video/24567

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 21:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPF8c5K3g54

> President Donald Trump says the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He also points to South Korea’s recent refusal to join the US in pursuing Iran’s “denuclearisation”. The video examines what this could mean for his relationships with both Koreas.

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