US President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered a sharp reduction in the United States’ participation in annual joint military exercises with South Korea, which began on Monday. He justified his decision by citing good relations with North Korean leader Kim Čong-un. Spiegel.de ↗
Trump described the maneuvers as costly and, according to available information, also considers them an inappropriate and hostile signal toward Pchjongjang. The United States and South Korea, however, regularly exercise together to strengthen defensive capability in the region. North and South Korea are formally still in a state of war, as the Korean War ended in 1953 only with an armistice. The Guardian ↗
South Korea’s defense ministry responded with a statement that the exercises conducted together with American forces are proceeding according to plan. Seoul also said that the aim of the joint maneuvers is not an attack on North Korea. Despite Trump’s criticism, the South Korean government emphasizes its interest in continuing close cooperation with the United States. respekt.cz ↗
The decision comes at a time when the American military presence in the Pacific also plays a role in limiting China’s power ambitions. Some representatives of the US military have also warned that North Korea’s involvement in the war in Ukraine may be increasing its regime’s combat experience. Further developments will show whether Trump’s announcement will lead only to a symbolic adjustment of the exercises, or to a broader change in American policy toward the Korean Peninsula.
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Kurswechsel der US-Regierung: „Feindseliges Signal“: Trump bremst Manöver mit Südkorea aus
Tagesspiegel
| 05:18 17.08.
Südkorea: Regierung setzt trotz Trump-Kritik auf enge Kooperation mit USA
Spiegel.de
| 11:12 17.08.
Kurswechsel der US-Regierung: «Feindseliges Signal»: Trump bremst Manöver mit Südkorea aus
Die Zeit
| 05:17 17.08.
Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience
The Guardian
| 02:19 17.08.
Donald Trump fährt Militärübungen mit Südkorea zurück - und lobt Beziehung zu Kim Jong Un aus Nordkorea
Spiegel.de
| 01:54 17.08.
Wegen „sehr guter Beziehung“ zu Nordkorea: Trump fährt jährliche Militärübungen mit Südkorea zurück
Tagesspiegel
| 05:23 17.08.
"Feindlich" gegenüber Nordkorea: Trump spart bei "total unangemessener" US-Militärübung in Südkorea
n-tv
| 02:01 17.08.
Südkorea und USA beginnen gemeinsame Militärübung
Tagesschau
| 03:53 17.08.
Séoul affirme que les exercices militaires avec les États-Unis «se dérouleront comme prévu»
Le Figaro
| 01:24 17.08.
Donald Trump a demandé à réduire les exercices militaires menés avec la Corée du Sud pour préserver ses liens avec le dirigeant nord-coréen, Kim Jong-un
Le Monde
| 01:14 17.08.
Lula o cómo sacar partido a su creciente 'aislamiento regional'
El Mundo
| 01:03 17.08.
Donald Trump va réduire "considérablement" les exercices militaires conjoints avec la Corée du Sud
France24
| 00:54 17.08.
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