North Korea has threatened to take “self-defense” measures in response to joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, promising to “completely neutralize” what it calls the threat from enemy countries. This was reported by Yonhap, citing a comment released by the official North Korean agency Kcna.
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The ongoing exercises
In Pyongyang’s sights is the Ulchi Freedom Shield (Ufs), which started on Monday and will end on Friday, instead of August 27 as initially planned. According to Kcna, the various components of the maneuvers have become “extremely dangerous” and very different from the past, with a growing orientation towards actual combat scenarios.
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Trump’s message ignored
North Korea claimed that Seoul is turning its territory into a “gathering place for multinational forces” and a testing ground for modern warfare. The comment does not mention the order from US President Donald Trump to reduce joint exercises, considered a possible sign of openness towards Pyongyang.
US-South Korea joint maneuvers will end Friday
Meanwhile, confirmation arrives that the joint US-South Korea military exercises will end on Friday, earlier than the scheduled date of August 27. This is reported by Seoul’s military, in the Yonhap report, following the directives given by US President Donald Trump to substantially reduce the maneuvers.
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