Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience

The Guardian is reporting that President Trump has announced he's scaling back joint military drills with South Korea, citing his relationship with Kim Jong-un. Military officials from both countries, however, are warning that North Korea is gaining new battlefield experience from the conflict in Ukraine. The drills, Ulchi Freedom Shield, run through August twenty-seventh.

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