Trump says joint military drills with Seoul send a 'hostile' signal to North Korea | DW News

US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce annual joint military exercises with South Korea on the day they were supposed to start, saying that Seoul won't help the US in its ongoing war against Iran. He also cited his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a reason to scale back the drills. Jenny Town, a leading expert on US-North Korean relations, told DW that Trump's last-minute change of plans likely won't be taken very seriously by Pyongyang.

Chapter breakdown: 00:00 Trump orders reduction in military drills with South Korea 02:14 Interview Jenny Town, Stimson Center 02:36 What's behind Trump's move, and did it come out of the blue? 04:23 How should South Korea interpret the decision? 07:00 Bromance between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un 09:38 What exactly does Trump want from Kim Jong-un? 11:35 Trump's incoherent defense strategy 13:07 Interview Professor Hannes Mosler (Institute for Korean Studies, University of Duisburg, Germany) 13:19 “Trump wants a deal with Kim Jong Un” 14:21 Why Trump needs a foreign policy success 15:44 The alliance between Seoul and Washington remains very strong 16:51 Why South Korea shouldn't “panic” 18:03 “Trump is repeating what he did with NATO”

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