# North Korea says Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea ‘change nothing’

https://mins.news/en/video/27019

- euronews, 2026-08-20 06:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeT3lCqcvXg

> North Korea says Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea “changes nothing.” Critics condemned the Trump administration’s surprise pullback from the planned drills, saying it again shows the US turning its back on allies and damaging its international credibility.

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