US-South Korea military drills expected to be halved as Trump pushes for Kim Jong Un meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered cuts to the drills just before they began Monday.

The allies are set to complete the first, defensive phase and cancel or defer next week’s counter-attack phase

The allies agreed to adjust the duration and scale of the exercise at the U.S. side’s proposal, shortening UFS, which began Monday, to run through Friday.