Pentagon official says S. Korea-U.S. joint military exercise could be subject to change: RFA

On the defense front, the Pentagon says this year's South Korea-U.S. combined military training could be subject to change depending on U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and the impeachment proceedings against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Radio Free Asia reported this, citing an unnamed Defense Department official who emphasized that, for now, the drills are scheduled to proceed as planned.

This has fueled speculation that President Trump could consider halting the large-scale exercises to revive negotiations with North Korea, which has called the drills rehearsals for invasion.

In 2018, Trump ordered the suspension of joint military exercises with South Korea following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.