South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says, as Trump cuts military drills

South Korean President Lee Suk-yeol said the country must prepare for worst-case scenarios following decisions by the Trump administration to reduce military drills with the U.S. Lee stated that the annual joint exercises are defensive in nature and not designed to attack North Korea or escalate tensions on the peninsula. The scale and frequency of U.S.-South Korean military exercises have been adjusted under the Trump administration's approach to North Korea policy.

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