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US and South Korea scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield military drills

Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises Donald Trump Kim Jong Un short-range ballistic missiles

The United States and South Korea have agreed to curtail the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises following an order from President Donald Trump to substantially reduce US participation. Originally scheduled to run for eleven days until August 27, the drills will now conclude on August 21. The reduction includes scaling back certain field training exercises and converting some live-training events into simulations.

President Trump cited his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the costs of the exercises, and South Korea’s refusal to support US operations regarding Iran as reasons for the decision. South Korean officials, including Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, noted they were not informed of the decision in advance. While the Pentagon maintains that essential readiness and training objectives will be preserved, the move has drawn criticism from North Korea.

In response to the shifting regional dynamics, North Korea launched approximately ten short-range ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the eastern sea. Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, dismissed the reduction in drill scale, stating it does not change the provocative nature of the exercises. Meanwhile, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has reaffirmed a push for the nation to regain independent wartime operational control of its military.

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Donald Trump · Kim Jong Un · Kim Jong-un · Kim Yo Jong · North Korea · South Korea · Ulchi Freedom Shield · United States

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

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Trump wants to be friends with Kim - but South Korea could pay the price [www.bbc.co.uk]
Spokojenost u Kima. Cvičení Jižní Koreji a USA nakonec skončí o šest dní dříve, oznámil Soul [www.idnes.cz]
South Korea says joint military drills with US to be curtailed [www.businesstimes.com.sg]
Defesa conclui exercício militar com participação de mais cinco países [www.acessa.com]
North Korea Fires Missile Barrage Days After Trump Scales Back Major Drills [offthepress.com]
Coreia do Norte lança mísseis balísticos em direção ao mar | SBT News [sbtnews.sbt.com.br]
La Corea del Nord lancia dieci missili a corto raggio mentre si prepara il vertice Trump-Kim [www.europeanaffairs.it]
Seoul unterstützt Trumps Nordkorea-Dialog [www.vol.at]
Unilateral drift: The Korea Herald – Asia News Network [www.europesays.com]
S. Korea Reaffirms Push For Military Independence After Trump Announced Scaled-Back Drills [nemosnewsnetwork.com]
President Trump Orders Major Change To U. S. -South Korea War Games [wltreport.com]
ZDA in Južna Koreja bosta vojaške vaje zaključili prej [megafon.si]
South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order - Jamaica Inquirer – Daily Jamaica News [jamaicainquirer.com]
South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order - Antigua Tribune – Daily Antigua & Caribbean News, Global Headlines & Insights [antiguatribune.com]
Ejército Mexicano competirá con el Comando Sur de EU en práctica para fortalecer cooperación militar - La Jornada San Luis [lajornadasanluis.com.mx]
Coreia do Norte diz que decisão de Trump eleva risco na Coreia do Sul - Na Hora da Notícia [nahoradanoticia.com.br]
Észak-Korea több mint 10 ballisztikus rakétát lőtt ki a tenger felé [liner.hu]
Militares de 21 países, entre ellos Bolivia, participarán en competencia organizada por Comando Sur [ahoradigital.net]
Coreia do Norte lança mísseis balísticos em direção ao mar [fatoamazonico.com.br]
Corea del Norte lanza una decena de misiles de corto alcance hacia el mar de Japón [identidadlatina.com]
Coreia do Sul diz que Norte disparou salva de mísseis balísticos de curto alcance ao mar | Tribuna de Petrópolis [tribunadepetropolis.com.br]
North Korea fires missile salvo [brusselssignal.eu]
Trump kürzt Südkorea-Manöver – Nordkoreas Atomniveau bleibt Thema [www.it-boltwise.de]
South Korean President Backs Trump's North Korea Dialogue Push [sputniknews.in]
Nordkorea: Südkorea unterstützt Trumps Bemühungen um Gespräche mit Nordkorea [www.zeit.de]
U. S. Axes Live Field Training for Simulations as Trump Cuts Ulchi Freedom Shield to Five Days [www.sofx.com]
North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing [vinnews.com]
Corea del Norte condena maniobras militares de EEUU y Corea del Sur - Sitio de Al Manar en Español [spanish.almanar.com.lb]
US-South Korea military drills to end early after Trump order, Seoul says - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather [weisradio.com]
Exercices militaires Ulchi Freedom Shield écourtés : quels compromis tactiques pour Washington et Séoul ? [armees.com]
Varnice na relaciji SAD i Južne Koreje! Prekidaju se vojne vežbe, Seul besan - upire prstom u Trampa [lat.sputnikportal.rs]
US, South Korea cut drills short after Trump criticism [islamabadpost.com.pk]
Al filo de las Coreas: el nuevo giro de Trump en el Pacífico - El Orden Mundial - EOM [elordenmundial.com]
Kim Čong-un môže oslavovať. Americký prezident rázne zasiahol a stopol masívne cvičenia Pentagónu [www.info.sk]
Južna Koreja skraćuje zajedničke vojne vježbe sa SAD-om nakon Trumpovog zahtjeva [www.klix.ba]
North Korea Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles After U. S. , South Korea Shorten Joint Drills - Worthy Christian News [www.worthynews.com]
Coreea de Nord lansează rachete balistice în pline exerciții militare SUA–Coreea de Sud [adevarul.ro]
한미 UFS 오늘 조기 종료…트럼프 지시에 11일→5일 단축 [www.mbn.co.kr]
Trump claims North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons (Video) [www.socialnews.xyz]
오늘 한미연합훈련 조기 종료…북미회담 여건 조성 목적 [www.mbn.co.kr]
北, 단거리탄도미사일 10여발 쏘고도 ‘침묵’…2주간 3회 연속 함구 [biz.heraldcorp.com]
EUA afirmam não ver ameaça imediata após lançamento de mísseis pela Coreia do Norte [tribunaonline.com.br]
Seul diz que Coreia do Norte tem até 120 armas nucleares [ultimosegundo.ig.com.br]
Noord-Korea vuurt meer dan tien raketten af na militaire oefeningen VS en Zuid-Korea [businessam.be]
North Korea Fires Barrage of Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Despite Trump’s Outreach to Kim [yespunjab.com]
Militares de Guatemala competirán junto a fuerzas de élite de 21 países en Paraguay [emisorasunidas.com]
Trump még idén találkozik Kim Dzsongunnal, miközben korlátozza a Dél támogatását [hu.euronews.com]
North Korea fires suspected missile toward sea, says Japan [www.dtnext.in]
Even a Radioactive Time Bomb Is Right Twice a Presidential Term - World BEYOND War [worldbeyondwar.org]
Video. Corea del Sud, sirene e rifugi: esercitazioni di guerra ridotte per la crisi [it.euronews.com]
North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says [ca.news.yahoo.com]
World News | Trump Says He Wasn't 'happy' when South Korea Declined to Help US with Hormuz [www.latestly.com]
South Korean President Backs Trump's North Korea Dialogue Push [sputnikglobe.com]
North Korea leader’s sister says ‘unaware’ of reported Kim-Trump communication | Prothom Alo [en.prothomalo.com]
República Dominicana participará en competencia militar de 21 países organizada por el Comando Sur [www.diariolibre.com]
RD participará en ejercicios del Comando Sur Estados Unidos [almomento.net]
Trump defiende el recorte de maniobras militares con Corea del Sur y vuelve a criticar a su aliado [actualidad.rt.com]
Trump says he will meet Kim Jong Un this Year & reveals that North Korea has “57 nuclear weapons” - ProtoThema English [en.protothema.gr]
» US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order [china.timesofnews.com]
Trump Mau Temui Kim Jong Un, Hubungan AS-Korsel di Ujung Tanduk? [www.cnbcindonesia.com]
Soldados élite de México irán a competencia 'Fuerzas Comando 2026' en Paraguay [xeu.mx]
한미훈련 내일 종료… 정부 “당국 모두 몰랐다” [www.seoul.co.kr]
Nordkorea nennt US-Manöver trotz Kürzung 'provokativ' | 19. 08. 26 [www.finanzen.at]
ΗΠΑ–Νότια Κορέα: Μειώνουν τη διάρκεια και την κλίμακα των στρατιωτικών ασκήσεων [www.capital.gr]
North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News [whdh.com]
Trump cuts South Korea drills short, catching Seoul officials off guard [san.com]
South Korea, US curtail joint military drills following Trump order [www.mangalorean.com]
South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction [krmg.com]
One post from Trump cuts major military drills with Korea in half [www.hani.co.kr]
South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request [theghanareport.com]
Scaled-back drills cast uncertainty over OPCON transfer timeline - The Korea Times [www.koreatimes.co.kr]
Νότια Κορέα: Μετά τη «μαχαιριά Τραμπ» αναγκάστηκε να μειώσει τη διάρκεια των ασκήσεων με τις ΗΠΑ [www.protagon.gr]
Trump’s North Korea overture triggers fears for US alliances [globalnation.inquirer.net]
Δώρο Τραμπ στον Κιμ Γιονγκ Ουν: «Τσεκούρι» στα κοινά στρατιωτικά γυμνάσια ΗΠΑ - Ν. Κορέας | Το Κουτί της Πανδώρας [www.koutipandoras.gr]
Trump frena los ejercicios militares en Corea del Sur por Kim Jong Un [tribunanoticias.mx]
트럼프 '축소' 지시에…UFS 사흘 만에 '1주일' 단축(종합) [www.newstomato.com]
South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half . . . [www.semissourian.com]
Yhdysvaltojen ja Etelä-Korean yhteiset sotaharjoitukset päättyvät etuajassa [www.sss.fi]
Συντομεύονται κατά έξι ημέρες οι κοινές στρατιωτικές ασκήσεις ΗΠΑ-Νότιας Κορέας [www.newsbeast.gr]
Južná Kórea oznámila skrátenie vojenských cvičení s USA po požiadavke Trumpa [hnonline.sk]
米韓合同軍事演習の規模縮小し早期終了へ　韓国軍合同参謀本部 [news.cube-soft.jp]
US Cuts Joint Military Drills With South Korea Amid Trump-Kim Diplomacy Push [www.world-today-news.com]
Critica RPDC maniobras militares de EEUU y Corea del Sur - Noticias Prensa Latina [www.prensa-latina.cu]
«Ψαλίδι» στα γυμνάσια Νότιας Κορέας και ΗΠΑ - Συντομεύονται κατά έξι μέρες [www.naftemporiki.gr]
US-South Korea drills cut short after Trump criticism [thefrontierpost.com]
US-South Korea war games cut short after Washington request, Seoul says [www.bbc.co.uk]
ZDA in Južna Koreja bosta vojaške vaje zaključili prej [siol.net]
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after Trump calls Kim Jong Un 'well behaved' [www.ms.now]
La Corea del Nord ha lanciato dieci missili a corto raggio verso il mar del Giappone [www.ilpost.it]
North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump [www.newsday.com]
Comando Sur de EE. UU. organiza en Paraguay una competencia con fuerzas especiales de 21 países [eluniverso.com]
ROUNDUP: Nordkorea nennt US-Manöver trotz Kürzung 'provokativ' [www.finanzen.net]
Trump Confirms Kim Jong Un Meeting, Reveals Exactly How Many Nukes North Korea Has [www.timesnownews.com]
US to end major military exercise in South Korea after just 5 days [taskandpurpose.com]
Military drills between US and South Korea cut short at Washington’s request [cbs58.com]
South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction [www.troyrecord.com]
South Korean, US militaries shorten drills by half after Trump ordered reduction [www.news18.com]
Korea-Konflikt: USA und Südkorea kürzen Militärmanöver um die Hälfte [taz.de]
USA und Südkorea verkürzen Militärmanöver um fast eine Woche [www.tagesschau.de]
La Corée du Sud et les Etats-Unis écourtent leurs exercices militaires après les critiques de Donald Trump [www.letemps.ch]