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US and South Korea begin military drills despite Trump call to scale back

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US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and hostile toward North Korea, while critics warned reducing them could weaken South...S1
  • Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang.S2
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3d France 24

US and South Korea begin military drills despite Trump call to scale back

US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and h…

3d Thejournal

Trump scales back military drills with South Korea, citing 'good relationship' with Kim Jong-un

Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang.

US and South Korea begin military drills despite Trump call to scale back

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The brief

US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and hostile toward North Korea, while critics warned reducing them could weaken South...S1
  • Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang.S2
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Sources · 2 citations

S1 France 24 1 report · EN
S2 ThejournalLead 1 report · EN