The head of America’s military contingent in South Korea, Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson, reportedly met with the country’s Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Tuesday as the joint military exercises known as Ulchi Freedom Shield kicked off this week in a reduced capacity after President Donald Trump announced he would limit them.

President Trump shocked the government of President Lee Jae-myung on Monday with a statement on his website, Truth Social, in which he announced that he would significantly reduce the scale of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises out of respect for communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and in response to Lee…

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