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Trump takes another swipe at Korea, says he will remember refusal to help with Iran

The U.S. president renewed criticism of Seoul over its refusal to join Iran-related efforts and hinted at trade pressure.

2026.8.31

FILE - Then U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, on June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump reiterates remarks on South Korea-U.S. exercise cuts

Trump again defended scaling back South Korea-U.S. military exercises while signaling interest in renewed diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

2026.8.26

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20일 인천 제물포구 인천항 연안여객터미널에서 열린 2026년 을지연습 '인천항 국가중요시설 통합방호 및 피해복구훈련'에서 드론 기동타격대가 재밍건을 활용해 테러 드론을 무력화하고 있다. 2026.8.20 soonseok02@yna.co.kr/2026-08-20 17:01:54/

Korea-U.S. joint drill to end Friday after Trump orders cutback

The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will end after five days as Washington scales back training in a signal to North Korea.

2026.8.21

Kim Yo-jong mocks Seoul over Trump-ordered scale-back of joint military drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister blasted Seoul as a "puppet" for going along with Trump's surprise order to scale back joint South Korea-U.S. military drills.

2026.8.20

Bipartisan senators call for reversing UFS exercise cuts in letters to Trump, Hegseth

Two bipartisan senators warn that scaling back U.S.-South Korea exercises could weaken allied readiness and embolden North Korea.

2026.8.20

'을지 자유의 방패' 연습 시작 (평택=연합뉴스) 홍기원 기자 = 한미 군 당국이 유사시 한반도 방어를 위한 정례 연합 훈련인 '을지 자유의 방패'(UFS·Ulchi Freedom Shield) 연습을 시작한 17일 경기도 평택시 캠프 험프리스에서 주한미군 장병들이 군용 차량 앞에서 분주하게 움직이고 있다. 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령은 16일(현지시간) 한미 연합 군사훈련 규모를 대폭 축소할 것을 피트 헤그세스 국방장관에게 지시했다고 밝혔다. 2026.8.17 xanadu@yna.co.kr/2026-08-17 13:34:54/Media Only

PPP lawmakers call for nuclear armament after Trump orders joint drill reduction

Members of the main opposition party said South Korea must strengthen its own defenses against North Korea to prepare for a U.S. policy shift.

2026.8.19

North warns of 'more transparent action' over South-U.S. drills

The state-run Korean Central News Agency accused the Ulchi Freedom Exercise of becoming more dangerous with each iteration, pushing tensions on the Korean Peninsula "to the threshold of a war."

2026.8.19

분주한 캠프 험프리스 (평택=연합뉴스) 홍기원 기자 = 한미 군 당국이 유사시 한반도 방어를 위한 정례 연합 훈련인 '을지 자유의 방패'(UFS·Ulchi Freedom Shield) 연습을 시작한 17일 경기도 평택시 캠프 험프리스에서 주한미군 장병들이 군용 차량 앞에서 분주하게 움직이고 있다. 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령은 16일(현지시간) 한미 연합 군사훈련 규모를 대폭 축소할 것을 피트 헤그세스 국방장관에게 지시했다고 밝혔다. 2026.8.17 xanadu@yna.co.kr/2026-08-17 13:34:38/

South Korea, U.S. shorten UFS military exercise

South Korea and the United States will shorten Ulchi Freedom Shield and scale back some field exercises at Washington's request.

2026.8.19

이재명 대통령이 18일 청와대에서 열린 2026년도 을지1 및 제36회 국무회의에 참석해 발언하고 있다. 20260818 청와대사진기자단

Lee pushes Opcon transfer, nuclear-powered sub program as joint U.S. drills get underway

President Lee Jae Myung called for wartime command transfer within his term, faster work on nuclear-powered submarines during the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise and modernized disaster systems and infrastructure.

2026.8.18

Reduced military drills must not benefit North Korea alone (KOR)

Seoul must preserve combined readiness even as Trump scales back South Korea-U.S. exercises to improve his relationship with Pyongyang.

2026.8.18

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Trump takes another swipe at Korea, says he will remember refusal to help with Iran

Trump reiterates remarks on South Korea-U.S. exercise cuts

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Korea-U.S. joint drill to end Friday after Trump orders cutback

Kim Yo-jong mocks Seoul over Trump-ordered scale-back of joint military drills

Bipartisan senators call for reversing UFS exercise cuts in letters to Trump, Hegseth

PPP lawmakers call for nuclear armament after Trump orders joint drill reduction

North warns of 'more transparent action' over South-U.S. drills

South Korea, U.S. shorten UFS military exercise

Lee pushes Opcon transfer, nuclear-powered sub program as joint U.S. drills get underway

Reduced military drills must not benefit North Korea alone (KOR)