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International19 August 2026

Seoul caught off guard as Trump orders cuts to joint military drills

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South Korea's Foreign Minister ​Cho Hyun said ‌at a parliamentary hearing in Seoul on ​Wednesday that neither ​South Korean nor U.S. ⁠officials had ​been aware in advance ​of President Donald Trump's order to scale back ​joint military ​drills.

 

"Our government officials, of course, ‌and ⁠the U.S. government officials hadn't known about it in ​advance," ​Cho ⁠said, when asked by a ​lawmaker if Seoul ​had ⁠been informed about Trump's plans to ⁠reduce ​the joint ​military exercises.

 

-Reuters
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