Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central News Service on Thursday issued a strongly worded condemnation of the smaller exercises in what may be another example of hardening attitudes since a summit collapsed last week without an agreement.
TOKYO — President Donald Trump has scaled back U. S. military exercises with South Korea but apparently not enough to satisfy North Korea.
Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central News Service (KCNA) on Thursday issued a strongly worded condemnation of the smaller exercises in what may be another example of hardening attitudes since a summit meeting in Hanoi between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed last week without an agreement.
The exercise, called Dong Maeng, or “Alliance,” runs March 4-12. It is seen as a replacement for the canceled annual Foal Eagle exercises that involved thousands of troops and massive displays of force, and for Key Resolve, an exercise revolving around computer simulations. Trump canceled Foal Eagle in 2018 at the time of his first summit with Kim in Singapore.
