Maduro noted forthcoming military exercises in February, calling them "the most important and greatest military exercises" in Venezuela's history as a republic.
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Military exercises: In his news conference, Trump also touched on the canceled military exercises that a top general said Tuesday has caused a "slight degradation" in readiness.
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Military exercises with other countries in the Pacific will continue.
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They can always be -- the military exercises can be restarted.
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More and bigger military exercises are also on the agenda.
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North Korea has always wanted the military exercises to end.
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Thankfully, military exercises can begin again on a moment's notice.
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But Pyongyang sees any US military exercises as a threat.
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That there will be military exercises and this and that.
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Russia holds large military exercises at this time every year.
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That includes things like arms sales, military exercises and educational exchanges.
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This year's military exercises again focus on pre-emption and decapitation.
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The Defense Department uses foam containing the chemicals for military exercises.
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The key topics up for discussion: military exercises and the Olympics.
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U.S. Marines conducted rare military exercises in the area last month.
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The secretary added that smaller military exercises have been ongoing (Reuters).
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"But we will continue to conduct military exercises," the source said.
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Trump suspended military exercises and signaled openness to redeploying American troops.
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In March, he suspended large-scale military exercises with the South.
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Think of military exercises as part geopolitical symbolism, part substantive training.
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Back in 2008, military exercises also preceded Russia's invasion of Georgia.
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S. gives up one of our biggest negotiating chips - military exercises.
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U.S. gives up one of our biggest negotiating chips - military exercises.
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NATO has also increased the volume of military exercises in Europe.
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Turkish troops are also carrying out military exercises near the border.
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Joint military exercises In early December, the US carried out another round of military exercises with South Korea, involving the largest concentration of fifth-generation F-22s and F-35s fighter jets ever assembled in South Korea.
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Klingner notes that since Trump first met with Kim in Singapore in June 2018, the allies have canceled 12 military exercises and put additional constraints on others, while Pyongyang put no limits on its own military exercises.
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It conducts more military exercises with America than with any other country.
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Most view Havana's military exercises as a way to rally nationalist sentiment.
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Land-scarce Singapore has long sent troops to Australia for military exercises.
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They objected to the routine military exercises we have with South Korea.
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But over the last two months we have seen major military exercises.
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PERINO: When it comes to the military exercises, I too wonder, huh.
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A "reciprocal access agreement" is being concluded to allow joint military exercises.
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Raúl responded to his victory by declaring five days of military exercises.
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Russia has held 18 major military exercises in the last three years.
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North Korea has denounced Washington and Seoul over their joint military exercises.
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Trump also pledged a suspension of major military exercises with South Korea.
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Russia and Venezuela have also held joint military exercises in recent weeks.
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Trump also decided to call off joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Sugarplums, gingerbread men, and marzipan figures troop in and perform military exercises.
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The secrecy that cloaks Russian military exercises only makes them more threatening.
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North Korea called off the talks, blaming U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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"Suspending US-South Korea joint military exercises is a mistake," McCain said.
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The US and South Korea began joint military exercises earlier this week.
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They regularly hold a number of large-scale military exercises every year.
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The two allies hone their war plans through annual joint military exercises.
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But recent military exercises suggest Washington is preparing for the last resort.
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In early March, the US and Israel canceled two joint military exercises.
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Russia is secretive about the cost of its massive military exercises, however.
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America's annual joint military exercises with South Korea always frustrate North Korea.
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That included dozens of annual joint military exercises over the past year.
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It's the U.S. military, which periodically jams GPS around bases for military exercises.
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Washington halted some large-scale military exercises with Seoul, although smaller drills continued.
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The U.S. and South Korea will hold military exercises in the coming weeks.
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A German armored personnel carrier during NATO military exercises in Lithuania June 8.
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A just-completed series of military exercises tested whether drones provide a solution.
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She said the two countries' military exercises had grown in scope and complexity.
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The latter effect would endanger hundreds of military exercises and other military cooperation.
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And the Pentagon is adding that these military exercises are going to continue.
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POTUS's suspension of joint military exercises with the South should itself be suspended.
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The course likely included weapons training and mock military exercises with airsoft guns.
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Today, some aren't even capable of fielding proper hardware at joint military exercises.
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US-South Korean military exercises planned for next week could reignite the situation.
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China has ramped up military exercises around the island over the past year.
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China has been ramping up naval military exercises amid growing tensions with Taiwan.
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North Korea had long argued the military exercises were an act of aggression.
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Lavrov has said US military exercises in the region have made dialogue tougher.
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Alterations to the military exercises can and should be put on the table.
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It has also held joint military exercises with Iraqi troops on the border.
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Today, the US and South Korea kick off their annual joint military exercises.
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" REPORTER: "Why did you offer to halt the military exercises with South Korea?
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Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea.
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It also conducted military exercises near islands that it controls but Japan claims.
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Ulchi Freedom Guardian is one of the largest military exercises in the world.
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Go deeper... North Korea: No talks unless U.S. military exercises with Seoul end
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He points to its military exercises and challenges to Polish airspace using drones.
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The joint U.S.-South Korean annual military exercises usually last about two weeks.
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As such, its large-scale military exercises often cause consternation in the West.
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And third, joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises should go on as planned.
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Recent media reports suggest China has been conducting more military exercises around Taiwan.
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We've also seen, they started doing joint military exercises last year in Vostok.
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Missile defense, military exercises and economic sanctions only feed the insatiable security dilemma.
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Trump canceling US military exercises with South Korea is a big, big deal.
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It also sees U.S.-South Korean military exercises as joint preparations for invasion.
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Pyongyang regularly argues that the U.S.-South Korean military exercises are an invasion rehearsal.
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VICE News visited the militia on its final weekend of military exercises this year.
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Carter spoke at the closing ceremony of joint U.S.-Philippines military exercises in Manila.
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Last month Turkey held joint military exercises with Qatari forces in the Gulf state.
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This has included major US-led military exercises in the region earlier this summer.
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Israel is holding large military exercises to prepare for a future war against Hizbullah.
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We should call them military exercises because you know, war is never a game.
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In the Philippines, Carter will observe annual U.S.-Filipino military exercises known as Balikatan.
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In the past year, China has ramped up its military exercises around the island.
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The US military and South Korea began 10-day military exercises Monday, as scheduled.
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In turn, Trump has promised to halt joint military exercises with South Korea's forces.
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Trump also announced he would halt military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
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Under these circumstances, North Korea is more likely to respond aggressively to military exercises.
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Expansive military exercises between South Korea, Japan, and the United States have been frequent.
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Taiwan's military is conducting its own military exercises as the Chinese military drills nearby.
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China's increasing military exercises are intended to convince the Taiwanese that resisting is useless.
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For his part, President Trump initiated the first summit and suspended major military exercises.
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The US and South Korea chose to postpone military exercises due to the outbreak.
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Ghanaian officials said those aspects had been in place during previous joint military exercises.
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The two sides have participated in joint military exercises on land and at sea.
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North Korea has long sought an end to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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As their ancestors had done for centuries, they conducted military exercises amid the pageantry.
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This juxtaposition of tough sanctions and military exercises has predictably heightened North Korea's threats.
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The second adds largely symbolic cooperation on minor military exercises or collaborative military training.
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Apparently, China was upset with India about some recent military exercises near the border.
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The joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises are expected to begin after the Olympics.
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It has also scaled back annual military exercises citing concern about Thailand's political development.
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Another mind-boggling concession was the cancellation of US military exercises with the South.
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Nebenzia added that joint U.S. and South Korean military exercises should be scaled down.
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Russia and China have criticized the American military exercises conducted with South Korean forces.
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There was some confusion over precisely what military exercises Trump had promised to halt.
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During his visit, Pence attended Georgian-American military exercises, which began in Georgia on Sunday.
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Trump reiterated plans to end joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea.
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We need to be doing military exercises if not only Estonia but Latvia and Lithuania.
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But this has enraged Moscow, especially when it hosts U.S. troops for joint military exercises.
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That does not mean that the cancellation of the military exercises was met with equanimity.
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Meanwhile, Washington has given up the major concessions of halting US-South Korea military exercises.
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Video Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Thursday that the schedule of military exercises hasn't changed.
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Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Thursday that the schedule of military exercises hasn&apost changed.
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Nor did he demand a suspension of joint military exercises by America and South Korea.
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It comes after South Korea and the US began annual joint military exercises on Monday.
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And Kim got Trump to agree to call off joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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Since the trial, the government has taken to staging military exercises near the CNRP headquarters.
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Joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises this year included drills on destroying the North's submarines.
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North Korea has for years denounced military exercises between the United States and South Korea.
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The launches occurred in the midst of the US and South Korea's annual military exercises.
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Stoltenberg listed military exercises, surveillance and air and missile defences as ways to deter Moscow.
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The day before Dunford's comments, the U.S. and its allies conducted military exercises in Syria.
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North Korea suspended nuclear and missile tests, and the United States suspended certain military exercises.
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In coming weeks he may move to cancel longstanding military exercises with the United States.
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North Korea's current threats come in response to the so-called Max Thunder military exercises.
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Seoul has a keen interest in any decisions regarding joint military exercises on its territory.
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The money will go toward hardware, military exercises and additional forces in the Baltic region.
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Marines rotating through Australia participate in multilateral and bilateral military exercises with other Pacific partners.
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Trump later told a news conference he would end joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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Stoltenberg listed military exercises, surveillance and air and missile defenses as ways to deter Moscow.
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The United States and South Korea also hold joint military exercises that infuriate the North.
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The Turkish army launched military exercises on Monday near the Habur border crossing to Iraq.
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The United States and South Korea began large-scale annual joint military exercises this week.
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Canceling South Korea's participation in military exercises may be read as acquiescence to a threat.
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Another regional ally, Australia, cast doubt on whether the military exercises had really been suspended.
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How they fared: No more U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises right on China's shores.
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The decision to halt military exercises with South Korea baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers.
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But recent military exercises suggest that the U.S. military is preparing for the last resort.
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There is speculation about a quiet agreement with the North to scale back military exercises.
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On Wednesday, Mr. Moon appeared to accept Mr. Trump's decision to suspend joint military exercises.
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The missile launch coincided with regular joint military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea.
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As a longstanding ally, China could conduct joint military exercises with the North, he said.
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They considered it a "solemn warning" against the US and South Korea holding military exercises.
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His massive military exercises along NATO's border signal a willingness to be more aggressive militarily.
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But they did make one important concession: postponing joint military exercises with the United States.
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The 65-minute conference covered ending the long-standing arrangement of joint military exercises with South Korea, attempting to bring home the thousands of US troops stationed in the country, and suggesting that North Korea should build condos on beaches currently used for military exercises.
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And are you thinking about reimposing the military exercises with South Korea, or will you keep it in a freeze -- >> You know, the military exercises, I gave that up quite a while ago because it cost us $100 million every time we do it.
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He didn&apost actually say the Americans are going to stop military exercises in the Baltic.
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Kim made the comments as he supervised military exercises involving newly developed rocket launchers, KCNA reported.
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Egypt has also moved closer to Russia, with which it held joint military exercises last month.
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He referred to the launch in the context of current tensions caused by the military exercises.
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America has agreed to postpone regular joint military exercises with South Korea until the games conclude.
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The US and South Korea are also currently engaged in military exercises North Korea finds provocative.
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South Korea&aposs Defense Ministry said the military exercises will continue despite North Korea's adamant disapproval.
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Trump said after his summit with Kim on Tuesday that the joint military exercises should stop.
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In January, Cambodia suspended joint military exercises that were due to have been held in June.
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Russia is also conducting its own military exercises in the North Caucasus region, which borders Georgia.
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Israel is conducting military exercises in the north of the country near the border with Lebanon.
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Trump had agreed to halt joint military exercises with South Korea after the North Korea summit.
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The Pentagon has "suspended indefinitely" large-scale military exercises with South Korea, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Trump gave Kim an end to military exercises and a free pass for human rights abuses.
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Russia has touted its Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercises, which will take place from Sept.
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Hence Trump's eagerness to make a deal with North Korea that would include ending military exercises.
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This time the North's threatening the annual joint military exercises between the US and South Korea.
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It was a long letter, much of it complaining about the ridiculous and expensive [military] exercises.
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The Pentagon defended the military exercises in a statement from Defense Department spokesman U.S. Army Col.
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Those include joint military exercises, coordinating cyberdefense strategy and joint patrols of the central Mediterranean Sea.
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There is also a split over whether to suspend the joint military exercises with South Korea.
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First, he said the US will cease joint military exercises with long-time ally South Korea.
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Both sides have increased military exercises near the border and naval patrols in the Baltic Sea.
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The US will suspend the joint military exercises with South Korea that rattle the Hermit Kingdom.
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The immediate cancellation of all military exercises or engagement with the South Koreans would be inappropriate.
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The U.S. and South Korea conduct joint military exercises as a show of force in response.
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U.S. military exercises with South Korea are as important to Tokyo as they are to Seoul.
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He approached military exercises like choreographic routines, and was praised by his superiors for his agility.
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A set of military exercises that are carried out each year will be held between Sept.
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He declined to comment on whether restarting large-scale military exercises could be viewed as provocative.
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Mr. Trump also canceled joint military exercises with South Korea, a concession long sought by Pyongyang.
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The president also canceled joint military exercises with South Korea, which the North had long sought.
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China has ramped up military exercises near Taiwan's borders and poached many of its foreign allies.
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All three countries have been conducting military exercises near the border of Iraqi Kurdistan this week.
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The US will move forward on joint military exercises with South Korea, an administration official said.
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In Europe she attended NATO military exercises in military fatigues and hunted rabbits with Arab diplomats.
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Iraq and its neighbors Turkey and Iran carried out military exercises near Iraqi Kurdistan this week.
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President Trump's recent decision to downsize the U.S. and ROK's combined military exercises is ill-advised.
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Putin has long criticized the NATO military exercises the U.S. conducts with NATO allies throughout Europe.
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Trump also said he would be "stopping the war games", apparently referring to unspecified military exercises.
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By impulsively suspending military exercises, Trump in one fell swoop undermined US and South Korean military readiness, instilled fear among America's allies that US security guarantees might not be enforced, and strengthened China, which had for decades sought a suspension of US military exercises in its neighborhood.
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A spokesman for U.S. Forces Korea said they've received "no updated guidance" in regards to military exercises.
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Especially, saying we&aposre going to stop our military exercises without any concession coming from the north.
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North Korea has argued these military exercises have driven them to develop nuclear weapons in self-defense.
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The test launch escalated rising military tensions already heightened by ongoing US and South Korean military exercises.
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Every spring, tensions on the peninsula increases as U.S. forces hold joint military exercises with South Korea.
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He has announced an end to joint Philippine-American military exercises and threatened to abrogate the EDCA.
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Mr Trump agreed to halt joint military exercises with South Korea for fear of provoking the North.
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Pompeo said U.S. military exercises in the region would continue in the lead-up to the talks.
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Taiwan says China has ramped up military exercises around the island in the past year or so.
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Yet there are big differences between the way NATO conducts military exercises and the way Russia does.
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Pompeo last week rejected the charge that military exercises would breach any agreement between Trump and Kim.
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In Friday's statement, the foreign ministry said it had learned of the planned military exercises on Thursday.
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S. military exercises as a way of pressuring North Korea but said Pyongyang's reaction was also unacceptable.
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For example, the United States should not offer to halt upcoming military exercises summarily but—provided Gen.
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China and Russia also will get much closer, something that recent military exercises have put into focus.
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Finally, the United States committed to ceasing joint military exercises with South Korea for the time being.
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Trump decided to cancel joint military exercises with South Korea during his summit with Kim last month.
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On Monday, South Korea began its annual Hoguk military exercises, which it says are for self defense.
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The drill follows other police and military exercises simulating bomb and chemical attacks and a marine scenario.
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Critics have slammed Trump for giving North Korea unilateral concessions, including canceling military exercises with South Korea.
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In the short term, that may mean temporarily suspending or modifying some American-South Korean military exercises.
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It backtracked on its former blasé attitude toward the annual U.S.-ROK naval and air military exercises.
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Trump, however, said there was "no reason" for joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises at the moment.
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Nearly half disapprove of Trump's decision to stop joint military exercises with South Korea, and 40% approve.
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In recent years, Russia has frequently sprung surprise military exercises along its borders with its western neighbors.
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" He also said that he thought the halt of military exercises with South Korea was "a mistake.
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In June, Trump canceled joint US-South Korea military exercises, a staple of the alliance for decades.
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South Korea's military issued a similar statement also confirming plans to end the spring joint military exercises.
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Indeed, Mr. Duterte is considering long-term military cooperation and joint military exercises with China and Russia.
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"President Moon might have to cancel, or indefinitely postpone, US-South Korean joint military exercises," she said.
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Trump unexpectedly canceled military exercises in Korea after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month.
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Instead, North Korea saw the United States and South Korea pressing ahead with their annual military exercises.
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In return, Trump canceled large U.S. military exercises with South Korea and promised Kim unspecified security assurances.
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He has seized Crimea, invaded Ukraine, and executed military exercises near the edge of a NATO territory.
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A win would be to get the United States and [South Korea] to dial back military exercises.
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The initiative has funded an increase in American military exercises, operations and presence in the Baltic region.
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Obviously, both Russia and European states have been holding military exercises since before tensions spiked last year.
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It's also saber-rattling in Eastern Europe when it conducts large-scale military exercises near NATO territory.
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North Korea also called off talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday, blaming U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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The move coincides with NATO military exercises across eastern Europe and Turkey that may raise tensions with Russia.
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The two countries recently conducted their largest-ever joint military exercises, which partly involve targeting North Korean leadership.
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About 17,000 American service members are engaged in eight weeks of military exercises, with 300,000 South Korean troops.
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Though joint military exercises have increased, these are unlikely to produce any kind of formal anti-Western alliance.
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Pyongyang is also concerned about joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which it sees as preparations for war.
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S. military exercises a "rehearsal for war", Seoul had proposed a delay in the drills during the Olympics.
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However, no journalists from South Korea will be present after Pyongyang criticized Seoul for the ongoing military exercises.
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The president also saying that he was going to cancel the yearly joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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Poland is about to host the largest multinational military exercises on its territory in more than a decade.
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The US and South Korea conducted live military exercises in a show of force hours after the test.
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This comes amid U.S. and South Korean joint military exercises, which North Korea perceives as rehearsal for invasion.
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Russia supports Maduro and in December sent several military aircraft to Venezuela to participate in joint military exercises.
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South Korea and the United States are currently engaged in joint military exercises, which kicked off last week.
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It has also conducted military exercises just across the border simulating how the army would respond to protests.
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He also said that the U.S. would cease joint military exercises with South Korea while negotiations take place.
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The island held its own annual military exercises in May, vowing to defend itself against China's growing threat.
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The large-scale military exercises that Moscow held with Beijing in September point to a 85033s-like axis.
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"But right now, again, this is not a total suspension of all collaboration and military exercises," he continued.
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CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that military exercises are between the US and South Korea.
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Since 85033, the Kremlin has deliberately interfered in critical communications networks during NATO military exercises in the Arctic.
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Trump's decision during the summit to cancel the scheduled August military exercises with South Korea has generated controversy.
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China's announcement of military exercises and patrols as a response to the ruling had been expected by analysts.
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Fourth, U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises, especially the Foal Eagle military exercise this month, can't be stopped.
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NATO and the European Union could collaborate in countering cyberattacks, coordinating military exercises and patrolling the central Mediterranean.
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In 2628, the United States led the largest military exercises in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) history.
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Finland has asked for large-scale US-led military exercises on its borders in the 18 months ahead.
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But he stopped short of announcing any new reduction in military exercises that North Korea has sharply condemned.
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But he stopped short of announcing any new reduction in military exercises that North Korea has sharply condemned.
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But he said suspending the United States's annual joint military exercises with South Korea could help reduce tensions.
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However, the Nigerian army has denied any attacks took place and said the sounds were of military exercises.
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Meaning that we have higher tensions, we have more military presence, more military exercises close to our borders.
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The Navy was hosting its biennial Rim of the Pacific military exercises in Hawaii water at the time.
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Trump said the United States would stop military exercises with South Korea while North Korea negotiated on denuclearisation.
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It is set to be one of the largest military exercises on that continent since the Cold War.
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The ministry said on its website this would be the first joint military exercises between the two countries.
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Since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, the NATO alliance has stepped up military exercises in eastern Europe.
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China has ramped up military exercises around Taiwan in the past year, including flying bombers around the island.
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The South Koreans have asked the Americans to defer joint military exercises to ensure calm during the Olympics.
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Mr. Trump's statement that he was suspending joint military exercises with South Korea also stunned many South Koreans.
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After objecting to military exercises, North Korea also rejected Washington's demand that it quickly dismantle its nuclear program.
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But Mr. Trump's statement that he was suspending joint military exercises with South Korea stunned many South Koreans.
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For example, it could scale back joint military exercises or agree to withdraw U.S. troops from the country.
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Other elements of strategic cooperation, such as joint weapons development, cybersecurity and military exercises, should also be enhanced.
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The warning comes a day before the U.S. begins conducting annual military exercises with South Korea starting Monday.
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The official also said that planned joint military exercises between the US and South Korea would go ahead.
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The large-scale military exercises, known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, had been scheduled for this spring.
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Similarly, Russia used military exercises as a cover for its assault on the former Soviet republic of Ukraine.
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"We defer to Russia obviously for anything specific to their military exercises and posture," the Pentagon official said.
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Last year, for example, the North conducted its fifth nuclear test during joint American-South Korean military exercises.
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The U.S. and South Korea conducted joint military exercises in the face of North Korean aggression last month.
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Dunford also reiterated Tuesday that the scaling back of military exercises with South Korea has not impacted readiness.
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But since Russia's annexation of Crimea Norwegian officials have expressed concern about Russian military exercises in the region.
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"About the military exercises of the 'sovereign internet' I can only say that this is fraud," Klimarev says.
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The official also said there are no plans to suspend the upcoming planned military exercises with South Korea.
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Trump hailed his meeting with Kim as a success and agreed to halt joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Washington has also announced that it will suspend its joint military exercises with South Korea planned for the summer.
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All military services currently publish large amounts of information online about everything from new weapons to upcoming military exercises.
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The United States also downgraded ties with Thailand following the coup, scaling back joint military exercises, among other things.
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S. military exercises as a way of pressuring North Korea and said that North Korea's reaction was also unacceptable.
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Russia has recently held military exercises with China in the South China Sea and has deep ties with Beijing.
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Trump indulged Kim in Singapore, promised to cancel military exercises with South Korea and relaxed pressure on North Korea.
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At his impromptu press conference on Tuesday, Trump did not rule out suspending military exercises in the Baltic states.
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That prompted Beijing to cut off contact, step-up military exercises and work to increase Taiwan&aposs diplomatic isolation.
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So North Korea gives up nothing, but the US has agreed to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea.
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And therefore, if I say cancel your joint military exercises, President Trump will be under pressure to do it.
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They have an air force exercise with the -- CAVUTO: You mean our joint military exercises with the South Koreans?
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At his previous meeting with Mr Kim, Mr Trump caused alarm by cancelling joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Meanwhile, China continues to argue for America to freeze military exercises and curb deployments of advanced weapons in Asia.
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We have suspended, cut back or delayed important military exercises with our allies on the Korean Peninsula several times.
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The two leaders could also offer things like observer status in military exercises, or tours of specific tactical facilities.
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Their exclusion followed Pyongyang cutting off high-level contact with Seoul to protest joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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North Korea's foreign ministry accused Washington this month of breaking a promise by holding military exercises with South Korea.
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S. military exercises as a "rehearsal for war," Seoul had proposed a delay in the drills during the Olympics.
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In addition to talking about THAAD, the two countries said they would hold larger joint military exercises this year.
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U.S. officials say they have already made their own conciliatory gestures, including halting joint military exercises with South Korea.
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The reunions remain suspended due to joint military exercises conducted by South Korea and the United States, So said.
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The officials insist the bomber missions, which have been going on for several years, are not considered military exercises.
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Lawmakers also have split opinions on whether the Pentagon had input into the decision to suspend Korean military exercises.
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This month, he declared a state of emergency, his second this year, and ordered military exercises, citing foreign threats.
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Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday sought to clarify statements on several suspended military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
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Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday said that the Pentagon won't suspend any future military exercises with South Korea.
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Meanwhile, Russia recently held high profile military exercises on the EU's eastern borders and parts of Ukraine remain occupied.
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Trump canceled the annual military exercises with South Korea, calling them "provocative," a word straight out of Kim's vocabulary.
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McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, further criticized the decision to suspend the joint military exercises.
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Military exercises costly, Trump says Trump on Tuesday said that the drills cost the US a lot of money.
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These drills come as China conducts its own military exercises at both ends of the closely-watched Taiwan Strait.
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A deal on logistics would govern issues such as how the two countries account for costs of military exercises.
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The United States, meanwhile, has made only temporary and reversible concessions, such as postponing military exercises with South Korea.
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Washington and Beijing have both recently conducted military exercises in the region to which several countries lay territorial claims.
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Mr. Trump first suspended the military exercises after his initial meeting with Mr. Kim last year, surprising the Pentagon.
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Canada scrambles for a trade deal, Russia prepares for military exercises and the U.S. Open is very, very hot.
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Washington has so far canceled its joint military exercises with South Korea to help encourage North Korea to denuclearize.
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It said there had been no discussion between the allies on whether and when to resume major military exercises.
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The US and South Korea expect to go forward with their joint military exercises, a senior administration official said.
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The United States and South Korea began annual joint military exercises this week to which the North vehemently objects.
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Critics have slammed Trump for giving North Korea unilateral concessions, including canceling the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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The remarks come as the United States and South Korea participate in collaborative military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
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Meanwhile, the Pentagon will move forward with its annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that usually agitate North Korea.
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But U.S. officials said they have already made concessions, with the suspension of U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises.
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Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday that the Pentagon had "suspended indefinitely" large-scale military exercises with South Korea.
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"We did a whole series of different military exercises, many of which were directed against North Korea," he said.
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Modern-day India is heavily militarized and engages in arms deals and military exercises with colonial states like Israel.
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The heat has been turned down drastically, and the United States has, unilaterally, suspended military exercises with South Korea.
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It pre-emptively proposed delaying the joint annual United States-South Korean winter military exercises until after the Games.
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After all, Pyongyang considers any military exercises with South Korea as thinly veiled preparation for war with the North.
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Many were surprised when Trump agreed at the summit in Singapore to end joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Washington lifted a U.S. lethal arms embargo on Vietnam last May, allowing closer defense links and some joint military exercises.
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That's where the squadron of F-35B stealth fighter planes participating in joint US–South Korea military exercises are based.
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Starting on September 11th, Russia will hold joint military exercises with China, advertised as the biggest war games for decades.
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Pyongyang may extend its self-imposed moratorium on nuclear testing while Washington agrees to limited changes in scheduled military exercises.
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India held major military exercises in Arunachal Pradesh this month, parts of which China considers to be in South Tibet.
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On Monday the U.S. and South Korea began the largest ever joint airborne military exercises conducted by Washington and Seoul.
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Over the past two years, the United States has already increased its military exercises and rotation of forces in Europe.
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Some see Trump's decision to halt joint US-South Korean military exercises as a huge and unreciprocated giveaway to Kim.
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On December 19, 2017, Moon requested that the US and South Korea halt all military exercises until after the Olympics.
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In March, North Korea made nuclear threats during a propaganda push in opposition to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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Hong Kong customs officers seized the Terrex troop carriers as they were being shipped home from military exercises in Taiwan.
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He even threatened a nuclear attack in response to large-scale South Korean and American military exercises now under way.
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War games South Korea and the United States are currently engaged in joint military exercises, which kicked off last week.
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Trump's move has also led some to worry U.S. military exercises could be suspended in Europe as Russian aggression looms.
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Rice went on to deem Trump's agreement to suspend large-scale military exercises with South Korea a victory for Kim.
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Trump also agreed to something North Korea has sought for years: the suspension of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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In 1994, the United States and South Korea canceled their Team Spirit military exercises while hashing out the Agreed Framework.
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Trump said that the U.S. would suspend joint military exercises with South Korea while negotiations with North Korea were ongoing.
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But Manila later ratified an agreement that provided the legal basis for the resumption of large-scale joint military exercises.
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The equivalent for NATO would be backing down on joint military exercises in the Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
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The U.S. and South Korea have resumed joint military exercises after halting the drills during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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United States Marines rotate through Darwin for joint military exercises as part of the Obama administration's pivot toward the region.
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Although the Arctic has been increasingly opening up to mining operations, tourism, and military exercises, this pinging sound remains unexplained.
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On that count, Trump's pledge to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea was a step in the wrong direction.
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North Korea also called off high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday, blaming U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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The United States and South Korea have halted annual joint military exercises that North Korea has for years objected to.
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The Australian navy held joint military exercises with its South Korean and US counterparts off South Korea's coast in November.
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Pyongyang might also hope that joint military exercises staged by the US and South Korea could be canceled, Kono said.
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And he assented to routine joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea that usually draw his ire.
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Mr. Wang may have been so pleased because of Mr. Trump's decision to suspend military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
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And as my colleague Nicholas Kristof notes, Trump's agreeing to suspend military exercises with South Korea is a major concession.
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The cancellation of military exercises will raise questions among our allies, such as Japan, about America's commitment to those allies.
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Mr. Wang may have been so pleased because of Mr. Trump's decision to suspend military exercises on the Korean Penninsula.
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She said Mr. Trump had already given away important leverage by agreeing to stop joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Trump surprised both the Pentagon and the South Korean military by promising to end U.S. military exercises with South Korea.
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"When he canceled the South Korea military exercises, the only person he consulted was Kim Jong-un," Mr. Brigety said.
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Officials said that the military exercises showed the determination of the United States Navy not to jilt its Australian partners.
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China has moved in more direct ways to put pressure on Tsai, including conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.
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The U.S. and South Korea are beginning computer-simulated military exercises as tensions run high with North Korea, Reuters reported.
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The North has previously indicated it might sit down for talks but first wanted joint military exercises to be halted.
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United States Forces Korea announced on Thursday that it was canceling annual joint military exercises with the South Korean military.
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And, in a particularly important twist, he has said that he understands joint US-South Korea military exercises will continue.
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It tried repeatedly to disrupt American and South Korean military exercises by jamming electronic signals for guided weapons, including missiles.
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Two years ago, the Cambodian military suspended joint military exercises with the Americans and began partnering with the Chinese instead.
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Cambodia has suspended joint military exercises with the United States indefinitely, but has held exercises with China twice since 2016.
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But analysts predict the recent diplomatic thaw could freeze over after the Games, when Seoul and Washington resume military exercises.
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Anyone who has done these jobs knows that major military exercises can take an entire year to plan and organize.
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It is, as seen from this week's U.S.-South Korea military exercises, a mix of strengthened deterrence and coercive diplomacy.
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There were minimal preparations, and Trump made major concessions such as suspending military exercises in exchange for nothing as significant.
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Trump also announced that the U.S. would suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, which raised eyebrows among some Republicans.
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Chung will also say U.S.-South Korea military exercises will go ahead in April as planned, according to Fox News.
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It's a standard consequence of the US-South Korean military exercises that take place around March and April every year.
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One possible option is forever suspending large-scale military exercises with South Korea, events that Pyongyang considers preparations for war.
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At their first summit in Singapore in June last year, Trump pledged a suspension of major military exercises with South Korea.
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"China has also noted that the US and South Korea are holding large-scale military exercises targeting North Korea," he said.
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An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that the country's elite Revolutionary Guard has launched sophisticated rockets during military exercises.
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Trump said at a press conference that he will be ending joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea.
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It and the Carl Vinson will take part in ongoing joint military exercises being conducted by the U.S. and South Korea.
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Washington fully lifted a U.S. lethal arms embargo on Vietnam in May, allowing closer defense links and some joint military exercises.
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The comments came as the US and Philippines started joint military exercises for what Duterte said would be the last time.
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Russia is in the middle of one of its biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War: Zapad 2017.
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The new president has also courted Russia and China and said he would end joint military exercises with the United States.
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It regularly carries out military exercises with countries in dispute with Beijing over territory and resources in the South China Sea.
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It also came two days after South Korea and the U.S. began annual military exercises that North Korea has historically condemned.
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BAIER: You heard Rand Paul, Phil, say that maybe it&aposs not so bad that we stop the joint military exercises.
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Turkey, which does not have diplomatic relations with Cyprus, this week extended military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean to March 10.
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Beijing suggests that North Korea freeze its nuclear program if, in exchange, the US halts its military exercises with South Korea.
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Russia continues to conduct large-scale military exercises and deploy advanced nuclear capable missiles near its's boarders with our NATO Allies.
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" Asked whether recent regional military exercises could deter Russia, Iohannis said "Of course they could, and I think they do so.
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Those could include greater sharing of intelligence and information, more robust participation in military exercises and more educational exchanges, he said.
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"Kim Jong Un will probably watch some military exercises involving all three of North Korea's conventional military branches," Madden told CNN.
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And, just before Ms Tsai's swearing-in, it staged military exercises on the coast opposite Taiwan, as if rehearsing an invasion.
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This plan would have the US and South Korea halt their military exercises in exchange for Kim cutting his nuclear tests.
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Experts have proposed economic relief and ending joint military exercises with South Korea, but those steps are unlikely to be enough.
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Trump has complained that major military exercises were too expensive and called on South Korea to foot more of the bill.
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The air operations will include aircraft and pilots currently participating in joint military exercises by the two countries in the Philippines.
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Long history of confrontation The PLA air force flights are just the latest PLA military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan.
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The mutual suspension of U.S. military exercises with South Korea and North Korean nuclear and missile tests is a real accomplishment.
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Washington and Moscow need to agree to fully implement accords to prevent dangerous military incidents, and allow observers at military exercises.
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Observers from the other side make it harder for countries to use military exercises as the springboard for a surprise attack.
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While Washington condemned the 2014 coup, it has kept security ties with Bangkok, particularly through annual military exercises called Cobra Gold.
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Venezuela has been butting heads with its neighbor, Colombia, since August — tensions punctuated by Venezuelan military exercises along their shared border.
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This week, the US and South Korea conducted large-scale aerial military exercises involving hundreds of aircraft and thousands of troops.
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Second is "the resumed military exercises the U.S. president committed himself to suspending," a reference to the new "Dong Maeng" exercises.
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After meeting Kim for instance, the President blindsided his team by announcing a halt to US military exercises with South Korea.
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U.S. lawmakers called for military exercises with regional allies, a rapid deployment of regional missile defenses and tough new sanctions. on.wsj.
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Trump hinted at Thursday's news conference that this deployment and the bigger NATO military exercises they support could be cut down.
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There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region.
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Eight years later, however, the two countries signed a visiting-forces agreement that allowed the resumption of large-scale military exercises.
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So don't consider it any coincidence that, in October, Britain held its largest military exercises in nearly two decades in Oman.
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"We are opting out of some military exercises out of respect for the concept of inclusiveness and shared regional interests," Col.
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The military exercises are central to the security of US allies and crucial to maintaining the readiness and interoperability of forces.
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Despite this, Trump announced in June that he intends to halt large military exercises conducted alongside South Korea in the region.
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Many Filipino military officers were trained in the United States, and the two nations have staged joint military exercises for decades.
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Leadership analysis might give clues MORE reportedly called a "warning" to the U.S. and South Korea over planned joint military exercises.
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The country often launches short-range rockets or missiles when the United States and South Korea conduct joint annual military exercises.
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Chung also said Kim had offered to suspend nuclear testing and would not object to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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Exactly what those security guarantees are remains murky, but Trump announced that he would suspend joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Options that NATO has discussed include more military exercises; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; air and missile defense; and unspecified conventional capabilities.
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Despite the North's denunciation of past drills, Chung said Kim understood that the allies must continue their "routine" joint military exercises.
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The Pentagon is also continuing to review whether it can continue with planned military exercises around the world, the source said.
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To deter protesters on Tuesday, the government suddenly announced military exercises in the capital and surrounded the National Assembly with tanks.
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An earlier version of this article misstated the country with which the United States will take part in joint military exercises.
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Mr. Kim apparently has not objected to next month's United States-South Korea military exercises, or insisted on immediately easing sanctions.
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She set up military exercises in the former Soviet Union and encouraged former Soviet engineers to work for the United States.
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The United States and South Korea have suspended a number of military exercises since then to encourage talks with North Korea.
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August is also when the United States and South Korea conduct major joint military exercises, which always set Pyongyang on edge.
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Mr. Trump did cancel joint military exercises with South Korea — over Pentagon objections — but that was not enough for Mr. Kim.
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However, Brooks said despite condemnation from the North there were compelling reasons to go forward with the annual joint military exercises.
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Tuesday's announcement will undoubtedly hamper those efforts as bilateral military exercises have long been a linchpin of the American-Philippines partnership.
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American aircraft carriers regularly visit areas near the Korean Peninsula as part of annual military exercises with South Korea and Japan.
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But critics said the issue with the pause in military exercises had as much to do with rhetoric as with substance.
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The letter blasted the US for military exercises that North Korea says could be the primary reason reconciliation efforts would fail.
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This includes the annual military exercises the United States conducts with South Korea, which Pyongyang routinely portrays as preparations for war.
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Separately, Russia is launching a week of military exercises in the far east of the country that China is participating in.
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And they came as the United States and South Korea participated in large-scale military exercises that North Korea has condemned.
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Experts say that China and especially North Korea likely regard the cessation of military exercises as a move in this direction.
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At the time, Russia had been conducting widespread military exercises on the ground and in the air near the Finnish border.
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At the time, the US and Japan had just finished military exercises on Hokkaido, and US-South Korea exercises were ongoing.
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On Thursday, reporters at the NATO summit asked Trump if he'd consider canceling NATO military exercises if Putin asked him to.
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"I want you to maintain the highest level readiness from a long-term view as joint military exercises are coming up," Scaparrotti told US and South Korean forces on a visit to a base — apparently referring to joint annual military exercises that usually begin in February or March and invariably provoke an angry reaction from North Korea.
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President Donald Trump&aposs announcement of a suspension of major annual military exercises with South Korea fulfilled a long-time Chinese wish.
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The goodwill could evaporate swiftly though, with the U.S. and South Korea due to hold joint military exercises that regularly anger Pyongyang.
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Pyongyang has been angered by joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, pulling out of high-level talks with Seoul earlier this week.
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"My first question is whether our allies, the South Koreans, were consulted in advance of suspending these military exercises," Reiss told Reuters.
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To Turkey's fury, the UAE opened an embassy in Cyprus last year and is involved in military exercises with Greece and Israel.
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It fired a potentially nuclear-capable midrange missile over northern Japan last week in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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At the same time, he suggested that suspending the military exercises with Seoul could open the door to talks and reduced tensions.
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They will conduct military exercises across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, according to a statement from US European Command.
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Another plane, operated by an obscure company in Oklahoma, ran military exercises over Phoenix and analyzed traffic patterns in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Earlier in the year, it suspended joint military exercises with the United States, which has voiced fears over the human rights situation.
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South Korea's military said it would make annual military exercises with U.S. forces "the most cutting-edge and the biggest" this year.
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The two countries strengthened a defense pact to increase the US military presence in the Philippines and have held joint military exercises.
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China has been increasing its military exercises around Taiwan and making markedly stronger public comments about the need to prevent Taiwan independence.
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North Korean officials have said they would freeze their nuclear program in exchange for a suspension of U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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But the mood has soured, with North Korea warning that plans for U.S.-South Korea military exercises this month could derail dialogue.
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MUNICH – The United States has traditionally reassured doubtful allies of its security commitment through such measures as troop reinforcements and military exercises.
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Cho did not specify when asked about contentious issues but told reporters they did not discuss the military exercises or nuclear issues.
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The U.S. and South Korea are also currently participating in their largest-ever joint military exercises simulating a war with North Korea.
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The carefully choreographed drill begins a much larger, eight-week series of annual joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
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The aggravation comes during eight weeks of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, billed as the largest ever.
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Cambodia suspended joint military exercises with the United States last year indefinitely, saying that they were too busy preparing for local elections.
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The United States regularly holds separate military exercises with South Korea and Japan and shares military intelligence with them under bilateral treaties.
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Trump announced afterward that the U.S. would put an end to its joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises while negotiations take place.
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China has suspended a regular dialogue mechanism with Taiwan since Tsai came to power and stepped up military exercises around the island.
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In announcing that the United States would stop its regular military exercises with South Korea, Trump gave North Korea a huge gift.
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Philippine officials have said joint U.S.-Philippines military exercises would cease and that the tropical nation can do without U.S military assistance.
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He saw the President decide off-the-cuff to halt US military exercises on the Korean Peninsula after being charmed by Kim.
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The Chinese military recently conducted a large scale military exercises that analysts saw as being aimed at taking the island by force.
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Kim explained in a letter to the president that recent missile tests were in response to US-South Korean joint military exercises.
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Trump's willingness to discuss Kim's security concerns and to suspend military exercises that North Korea deems provocative has helped keep Kim engaged.
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Second, the president unexpectedly suspended combined military exercises with South Korea without consulting his own defense officials or his South Korean counterparts.
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The North Koreans are freezing their ICBM and nuclear tests and the Americans are freezing our military exercises with the South Koreans.
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And as a precautionary measure, the US has canceled different joint military exercises with Israel and South Korea due to the outbreak.
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Trump surrendered immediately to Pyongyang's long-held insistence that the U.S. suspend military exercises with South Korea while getting nothing in return.
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Estonia's defense minister also ordered the suspension of all aerial military exercises in the country's air space until the incident was resolved.
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Mr. Pompeo said that Washington was "fortifying America's security and diplomatic presence" in the region, including with new military exercises and icebreakers.
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Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Wednesday that his country's military exercises with the United States would continue, calling them vital.
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If implemented, the halting of the joint military exercises would be one of the most controversial moves to come from the summit.
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The United States and South Korea canceled their joint annual military exercises this year, in hopes of encouraging North Korea to denuclearize.
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On Thursday, the U.S. and South Korea postponed annual joint military exercises because of the spread of the coronavirus in South Korea.
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For his part, Mr. Trump announced he would provide North Korea with security guarantees and suspend joint military exercises with South Korea.
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China floated that idea last year, suggesting the North suspend its weapons program in exchange for an end to American military exercises.
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On Thursday, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea indicated that his government supported Mr. Trump's decision to end joint military exercises.
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Several joint military exercises involving US military personnel have already been canceled, postponed, or scaled down in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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But the Pentagon nonetheless has canceled several joint military exercises, including in South Korea and in Israel, because of the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysts fear its huge military exercises with Belarus could be a Trojan horse to establish bases at the borders of NATO nations.
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President Moon Jae-in of South Korea was taken by surprise by the sudden announcement of an end to joint military exercises.
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Several US military exercises have been axed or significantly scaled back to prevent the spread of the virus and safeguard US personnel.
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Pyongyang wants the United States to halt joint military exercises with South Korea, and Washington has rejected that idea out of hand.
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Step up joint military exercises with South Korea (and do not offer to freeze them in exchange for North Korea freezing tests).
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The Fitzgerald had recently participated in military exercises with two American aircraft carriers and ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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The United States has downgraded its military exercises and training with Thailand saying the programs would be restored after a general election.
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Given the immense downsides, is there something we can do to keep these military exercises from further prompting unnecessary and dangerous escalation?
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Washington agreed with Seoul last week to postpone joint military exercises that Pyongyang denounces as rehearsals for invasion until after the Olympics.
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More recently, Kim's regime said it was willing to freeze nuclear and missile testing if Washington halts joint military exercises with Seoul.
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The CISIS researchers explained that North Korea will increasingly tie together cyber operations with its bombastic claims, military exercises and missile tests.
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He warned against imminent attack and called for military exercises, an old trick to distract from an imploding economy and growing isolation.
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The coronavirus is threatening joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, prompting officials to consider scaling them back, according to reports on Monday.
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We have tried turning on the screws, joint military exercises, sanctions and relying on China, and this finely tuned strategy has failed.
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President Donald Trump, as well as several U.S. allies, have agreed to halt all military exercises until after the Olympics, Pence said.
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The strategy involves pausing annual US-South Korea military exercises, as long as the North refrains from further nuclear and missile tests.
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Speaking during military exercises, Maduro called for the Venezuelan military to remain loyal and ordered the armed forces to defend Venezulean territory.
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After the summit, the U.S. president said he would suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, signaling a concession to the North.
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Shekarchi added that the military exercises would be aimed at increasing power and experience to ensure international trade security in the region.
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"We suspended the military exercises and that's a significant blow to military readiness, and the North has not reciprocated," he told CNN.
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In perhaps Kim's most significant victory from the summit, Trump pledged after the summit to suspend major US-South Korean military exercises.
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While that has eased slightly in the past few days, South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday.
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That said, one of the conditions was the U.S. "completely stop" large-scale joint military exercises with South Korea, temporarily or permanently.
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North Korea routinely denounces military exercises by U.S. and South Korean forces that it regards as thinly disguised preparations to invade it.
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China and Russia have been holding joint military exercises for more than a decade; they started holding joint naval drills in 2012.
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But analysts in Asia said his comments in Singapore about withdrawing troops and canceling the joint military exercises left both countries rattled.
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Meanwhile, the confidence-building step that the North demands of America—suspending all military exercises with South Korea—should be a non-starter.
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The U.S. operation on Sunday was planned in advance, but similar military exercises have become routine amid China's increasing militarization of the islands.
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China also is likely pleased that the U.S. has suspended any major military exercises with South Korea as part of the nuclear negotiations.
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So far, President Trump – in close coordination with our allies in Japan and South Korea – has agreed merely to suspend occasional military exercises.
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Hi. Q: Can you clarify, when you said you were stopping "war games," so you are stopping the military exercises with South Korea?
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The US suspended joint military exercises with South Korea -- both because Trump said they were "very, very expensive" and to avoid upsetting Kim.
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In March the Indian army will host its first military exercises with a number of African countries, including Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa.
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America agreed to Mr Moon's request to postpone planned joint military exercises until after the games—the Winter Paralympics end in mid-March.
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Kim might be looking for a pretext to get out of his meeting with Trump, and the military exercises provide a perfect excuse.
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Meanwhile, the Pentagon announced that South Korea and the United States will resume joint military exercises that were postponed during the Winter Olympics.
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But the United States and Thailand have continued to hold joint military exercises including the annual Cobra Gold exercises, Asia's largest multinational drill.
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Past missile tests have been timed to Trump's meeting with Japanese President Shinzo Abe and the annual joint US-South Korea military exercises.
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S. military exercises currently underway, as well as the claims in Washington that Trump's high-pressure tactics forced North Korea to the table.
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INGRAHAM: It just came out before you came on that the Pentagon is expected to cancel the August military exercises with South Korea.
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It's not certain how or if the North will react to the upcoming military exercises between the U.S. and its ally South Korea.
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On Saturday, the United States and South Korea began an eight-week series of annual joint military exercises billed as the largest ever.
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Cover image: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he arrives for the military exercises at Fort Tiuna in Caracas on February 24, 2018.
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An offer this week to halt nuclear testing in exchange for an end to annual American-South Korean military exercises was swiftly dismissed.
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After the first summit, he canceled military exercises between the United States and South Korea without securing anything of tangible value in return.
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It also said an area off the coast of Zhejiang province, northeast of Taiwan, was off limits for military exercises until Thursday evening.
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The official, Chung Eui-yong, insisted North Korea was "committed to denuclearization" and understood that joint US-South Korea military exercises would continue.
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The one true concession came from Trump: no more of those "provocative" U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises that Pyongyang hates so much.
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President Donald Trump's plan to end joint military exercises with South Korea is a bad idea, former Defense Secretary William Cohen told CNBC.
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North Korea has long sought for the United States to curb its military exercises with South Korea, arguing they are rehearsals for invasion.
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Background: The United States and South Korea have suspended several joint military exercises amid Trump's efforts to negotiate a North Korea denuclearization agreement.
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Additionally, a surprise announcement by President Trump that military exercises with South Korea would be suspended has been met with confusion in Seoul.
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The latest missile test came two days after the United States and South Korea kicked off one of their annual joint military exercises.
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That changed this summer as the issue of suspending joint US-South Korea military exercises near the Korean peninsula spilled into public view.
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North Korea's foreign minister said the country would stop its nuclear testing if the U.S. ceased its annual military exercises with South Korea.
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In Washington last week, South Korea's defence minister said the two countries would decide by December on major joint military exercises for 2019.
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Trump said he'll continue to stop joint military exercises on the Korean peninsula, which to North Korea has always been an offensive gesture.
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He also sought to counter criticism that Trump had made the only major concession of the summit — freezing military exercises with South Korea.
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His tweets also clarify any confusion after Defense Secretary James Mattis suggested Tuesday that joint military exercises could be back on the table.
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Abrams said planning for military exercises scheduled for spring 2019 continued and the decision to go ahead with them rested with the leaders.
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Schumer said he was also very troubled by Trump agreeing to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, the United States's longtime ally.
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Already, NATO military exercises across Europe, ones that were meant to show strength and readiness against a resurgent Russia, have been scaled back.
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They have expectations and claims that constrain America's policies, whether that is a preferential trade agreement or a commitment to joint military exercises.
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Later, the United States canceled two large-scale joint military exercises with South Korea to help support Mr. Trump's diplomacy with Mr. Kim.
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And China now has the world's largest navy and has conducted military exercises as far away as East Africa and the Baltic Sea.
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" Speaking about the military exercises, Corker told Reuters: "I don't know if that's an agreement or an ad hoc statement that was made.
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China floated that idea last year, suggesting that the North suspend its weapons program in exchange for an end to American military exercises.
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The big question is how the coronavirus will affect Defender Europe 20, one of the largest joint military exercises since the Cold War.
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There is additional anxiety because joint military exercises conducted by South Korea and the United States are scheduled to begin during the Olympics.
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Kim made clear he is not happy with US "tests," Trump said, later clarifying that he meant joint US-South Korea military exercises.
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Trump also said that Kim was not happy with US "testing," later clarifying that he meant the joint US-South Korea military exercises.
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FRONT PAGE An article on Tuesday about large Russian military exercises near the eastern edge of NATO territory described one area, Kaliningrad, incorrectly.
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The North calls such annual drills a rehearsal for invasion and often lashes out with weapons tests and military exercises of its own.
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Xi stressed the importance of talks with North Korea, and said China's navy will join next year's U.S.-led Pacific Rim military exercises.
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The upcoming but long planned joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises will add to the theater, but what is the alternative to negotiations?
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For example, last year the hermit regime conducted its fifth nuclear test exactly a week after the joint military exercises had formally concluded.
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Analysts expect North Korea to conduct more missile tests after the United States and South Korea begin annual joint military exercises on Monday.
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The U.S. and South Korea wrapped up their annual joint military exercises, flying some of their most powerful warplanes in live bombing drills.
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The American leader sidestepped a question about whether he considers Russia — which held military exercises last month in the Baltic Sea — a threat.
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The United States and South Korea reportedly plan to announce new joint military exercises after the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, conclude.
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A reasonable but non-escalating next step may be to conduct military exercises and increase our naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz.
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"Iran will also likely resume harassment of commercial shipping in the Gulf and may launch military exercises to temporarily disrupt shipping," he said.
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"Iran will also likely resume harassment of commercial shipping in the Gulf and may launch military exercises to temporarily disrupt shipping," he said.
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Hong Kong authorities seized the Singapore military's troops carriers in November, as they were on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan.
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Trump also said Tuesday that the U.S. and South Korea would halt some of their joint military exercises, reportedly without consulting South Korea.
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The U.S. and South Korea last week began their annual joint military exercises in the region, war games that always anger North Korea.
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Nonetheless, Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises in Saudi Arabia in April in an apparent sign of some compromise between the adversaries.
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MORE (Ariz.) blasted the Trump administration's decision to halt military exercises with South Korea as part of the ongoing negotiations with North Korea.
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Trump minimized those military exercises as a concession to North Korea since Pyongyang sees those exercises as training for a future US invasion.
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And beyond the agreement, the president's announced end to U.S.-South Korea defensive military exercises has stunned our allies and our own military.
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Across the Korean strait, the Kospi shed 0.14 percent, or 3.37 points, to close at 2,355, as U.S.-South Korea military exercises began.
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The military exercises come a week after the North tested a missile that analysts said could reach much of the continental United States.
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"Recent unilateral actions by China — including M503 flight route & increased military exercises — are destabilizing & should be avoided," Ms. Tsai tweeted on Jan. 5.
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After Mr. Trump's surprise decision at Singapore to suspend military exercises with South Korea, these officials worried the United States was losing leverage.
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The latest flare-up in tension began with the start of annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises — known as Foal Eagle — last week.
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On Wednesday, Trump tweeted "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea" following his summit earlier this week with leader Kim Jong Un. On military exercises: Harris, the former head of U.S. Pacific Command, voiced support, however, for Trump's decision to temporarily suspend large-scale, joint military exercises with South Korea while negotiations with North Korea are ongoing.
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Trump has also promised to cease joint military exercises between U.S. troops and South Korea, which the North has long regarded as a provocation.
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Earlier this month, Pyongyang launched four ballistic missiles in response to joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which it regards as preparation to war.
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It may also be that UN sanctions are badly hurting the regime (it suspended recent military exercises, apparently because of a lack of fuel).
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The North&aposs warning came hours after it abruptly canceled a high-level meeting with South Korea to protest U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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But the C4ADS report notes that disrupting locations during NATO and Russian military exercises affected timing anyway, impacting Finnish and Norwegian cell phone networks.
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The military exercises already under way were intended to practice OPLAN 22, a classified scheme drawn up in response to the growing missile threat.
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The plane had been headed to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea as part of military exercises in the region.
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This year has already seen posturing by Russia and NATO in the Baltic, with more large military exercises planned by both for this year.
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South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally criticizing U.N. sanction on North Korea and joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
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Next week the U.S. and South Korea will be conducting their annual military exercises, involving tens of thousands of American and South Korean troops.
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Several months later, North Korea shelled South Korea's Yeonyeong Island -- killing four South Koreans -- saying it had been provoked by Seoul's annual military exercises.
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South Korea and the United States have also been conducting annual joint military exercises, which the North routinely criticises as a prelude to invasion.
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Turkey, which does not have diplomatic relations with European Union-member Cyprus, this week extended military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean to March 10.
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Russia has built up its naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean and the Caspian as part of what it says are planned military exercises.
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The Liaoning has taken part in military exercises, including in the South China Sea, but is expected to serve more as a training vessel.
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The news conference came on the second day of the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military exercises between the American and South Korean militaries.
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The rogue state's foreign minister said it would suspend its programme of nuclear tests if America ceased its joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Mattis at an August press briefing said the Pentagon had "no plans at this time" to suspend any future military exercises with South Korea.
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Pavel also noted that any mention of the military exercises was missing from the prepared document signed by Trump and Kim at the summit.
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Weeks earlier, US intelligence announced there was a high possibility Beijing had deployed anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles as part of military exercises.
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As such, Trump may need to be prepared to make concessions to Moon, such as shortening the U.S.-South Korean military exercises, Baker said.
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Annual joint military exercises by the United States and the Philippines got underway Tuesday with the alliance between the two countries increasingly in doubt.
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If US troop deployments, military exercises or Crimea came up during Putin and Trump's meeting, neither of them mentioned it during their press conference.
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In a press conference at the end of the summit, Trump again railed against the costs of the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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Meanwhile, he gave up something real—joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which he called "provocative," the language of totalitarian and aggressive North Korea.
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The Pentagon announced Monday that it was suspending planning for August joint military exercises with South Korea and several other allies in the region.
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In exchange for a pause in North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Beijing wants the U.S. and South Korea to suspend their joint military exercises.
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On Tuesday, the Philippines began annual joint military exercises with the Americans, but Mr. Duterte has threatened that this will be the last time.
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Pyongyang also took a jab at joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, dubbing them an "intentional military provocation," though the drills happen every year.
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In a period of detente, I think it makes sense to stop offensive military exercises that's really aimed at North Korea but also China.
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Russia will host massive military exercises from September 11 to 15 with nearly 300,000 troops, 1,000 military aircraft and two naval fleets, reports Reuters.
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North Korea would like the U.S. to remove its troops from South Korea, and made threats around U.S.-South Korea annual joint military exercises.
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But they urged Trump to also impose more unilateral sanctions on North Korea and conduct regularly scheduled military exercises with allies in the region.
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The U.S. and South Korea will resume joint military exercises next month, after delaying them for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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It is unclear what else he may demand, including a permanent end to military exercises with South Korea or a withdrawal of American forces.
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They had worried that Mr. Kim would threaten a fragile détente if South Korea and the United States resumed joint military exercises next month.
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The statement condemned recent U.S.-South Korean military exercises and U.S. missile defense drills and test launches of intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
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President Moon Jae-in of South Korea spoke with President Trump, and the two agreed to postpone joint military exercises until after the Games.
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Finland has risked Russian anger by contributing troops to Trident Juncture, one of NATO's largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War.
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Any resumption of large military exercises involving the Americans and South Koreans is certain to infuriate North Korean officials, who regularly denounce such operations.
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To encourage the North to denuclearize, the United States and South Korea agreed to suspend the large-scale joint military exercises slated for August.
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North Korea, for example, is already starting to revive its military exercises in March, after largely being on lock-down during January and February.
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In June, without consulting the Pentagon, the president suspended major military exercises with South Korea after meeting with the North's leader, Kim Jong-un.
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Trump also announced that the US would suspend its joint military exercises with South Korea, a move that surprised many, including South Korea, apparently.
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But the North calls such annual drills a rehearsal for invasion and often lashes out with weapons trials and military exercises of its own.
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Let me explain: Russia is preparing its biggest military exercises in close to four decades: 300,000 troops, 36,000 vehicles in its own far east.
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There are an estimated 22019,000 U.S. troops in Africa, and many more rotate through for training missions, military exercises, or mentoring and educational programs.
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An editorial in the paper warned that the joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea would only make the situation worse.
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The two countries' joint military exercises include group, air, naval and special operations drills, and have long been a point of contention for Pyongyang.
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And joint military exercises between the two countries, known as Bright Star, are scheduled to resume later this year, after an eight-year hiatus.
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Trump also has cancelled joint military exercises with regional allies, which he often calls "war games," to help sweeten incentives for Pyongyang to talk.
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Mr. Kim has promised not to resume weapons testing, and the Pentagon continues to hold off on large-scale military exercises with South Korea.
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The plan proposes a moratorium on North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons tests, while South Korea and the United States suspend holding military exercises.
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The breakthrough came hours after the U.S. and South Korea announced a suspension of joint military exercises in the region until after the Olympics.
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The latest move from North Korea came as the U.S. and South Korea carry out joint military exercises seen by Pyongyang as a provocation.
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"They train together on a daily basis, and there are major military exercises in air, land and sea on almost a weekly basis," Mizokami said.
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A spokesman for U.S. Forces Korea, which has approximately 30,000 troops in the peninsula, said they've received "no updated guidance" in regards to military exercises.
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The top Democrat in the Senate Armed Services Committee, the president did agree to suspend joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States.
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However, Tillerson dismissed suggestions by Beijing that the US should drop joint military exercises with South Korea as a show of good faith to Pyongyang.
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He also said that Turkey and Qatar were planning to conduct military exercises in coming days and that U.S. forces may join in the maneuvers.
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Trump surprised officials in South Korea and the United States after that meeting by saying he would end "provocative" joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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China wants America and South Korea to end their joint military exercises in exchange for a North Korean freeze of its nuclear and missile programmes.
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The FSB had also tasked him with gathering information about military exercises and the movement of Estonian army vehicles, according to information released by KAPO.
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The Defense Department has also raised concerns about opening drilling that had been banned off the eastern Gulf of Mexico, where military exercises are held.
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Tuesday's anniversary also comes as the North finishes winter military drills and as South Korea and the United States wrap up annual joint military exercises.
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It doesn't help that the United States has suspended military exercises in the region to placate Kim, which affects our readiness to respond to threats.
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Still, the atmosphere turned chilly from the moment that Kim objected to the U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which he&aposd previously said were fine.
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Recent American support for Egypt's counterterrorism efforts in Sinai and the resumption of Bright Star joint military exercises are both steps in the right direction.
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Brian Babin (R-Texas) on North Korea threatening to cancel a meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un over U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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"I think it's quite likely we see increased defense deployments and military exercises around the Korean peninsula," Nick Consonery, the Eurasia Group's Asia director, predicted.
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Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez frequently staged military exercises during his 14-year rule, many of which involved defending the country against mock foreign armies.
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But the strike group was actually on its way to participate in military exercises in the Indian Ocean, some 3,500 miles in the opposite direction.
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The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Carl Vinson was actually headed in the opposite direction to join military exercises in the Indian Ocean.
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A brief explanation of the military exercises: ___ THE DRILLS The U.S. and South Korea hold major joint exercises every spring and summer in South Korea.
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China would be wary if the suspension of military exercises led to some kind of larger rapprochement between the U.S. and North Korea, Haenle said.
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The recent military exercises come as the Trump administration has challenged China over trade, threatening tariffs that have raised concerns about a damaging trade war.
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The U.S. and South Korea should halt their joint annual military exercises in the vicinity of North Korea, as well as forego provocative weapons deployments.
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READ: Saudi launches military exercises with 20 nations Sandwiched in the center of the Middle East, Saudi Arabia sees threats across three of its borders.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina complained on Friday about military exercises that Britain is planning this month in the disputed Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
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It also conducts large-scale military exercises near NATO territory, threatening European countries in the Baltics, or even non-NATO counties like Moldova or Sweden.
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There has been no public statement contradicting the speculation and no new guidance on the semi-annual military exercises, held roughly every March and August.
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North Korea launched four ballistic missiles on Monday in response to the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which it regards as preparation for war.
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In March, Trump said that major military exercises with South Korea were becoming "very expensive" and that the US was paying for most of them.
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China and Russia had proposed that the United States and South Korea stop major military exercises in exchange for North Korea halting its weapons programmes.
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"Delaying military exercises will certainly delay a source of tension," Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on North Korea at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies, says.
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Foal Eagle is one of the largest military exercises in the world and typically involves live-fire training, tank movements and sea and air drills.
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Weeks earlier, US intelligence announced there was a high possibility Beijing had deployed anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles as part of ongoing military exercises.
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Trump also agreed to not hold military exercises with South Korea while the talks continue, a significant concession on the part of the United States.
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During his Senate confirmation hearing, Abrams said suspending military exercises on the peninsula was a "prudent risk" despite resulting in a "slight degradation" of readiness.
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Mr. Putin has fed Western concerns about a possible Baltic conflict by ordering snap military exercises in northwestern Russia and deliberate violations of NATO airspace.
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" Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, he accused the United States of engaging in military exercises that constituted "military coercion.
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India and Japan have held military exercises for many years, most recently conducting a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Arabian Sea last October.
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Pompeo defended Trump's cancellation of military exercises, saying the commitment is they will be suspended as long as there are "productive, good-faith negotiations" ongoing.
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During NATO military exercises in early June, articles on the websites suggested that Washington controlled Europe through the alliance, with Germany as its local sheriff.
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North Korea threatens to conduct additional missile and/or nuclear tests and strongly objects to allied military exercises, ships, and flights close to its borders.
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"The crown jewel of the deterrent largely is the bilateral military exercises," said Jonathan Berkshire Miller, an analyst at the Japan Institute for International Affairs.
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It was clear the President hadn't fully briefed US military brass or his allies about his plan to cancel joint military exercises in South Korea.
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South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday that the issue of joint US-South Korean military exercises "requires consultations" between Washington and Seoul.
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The Chinese military also recently conducted large-scale military exercises that analysts saw as a warning over growing ties between the United States and Taiwan.
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Outraged, Maduro responded by saying a foreign invasion was in the works and ordered a state of emergency and military exercises to protect the nation.
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December 1, 2016 Questions answered on our show this Thursday: Why are U.S. Marines participating in military exercises with Norwegian troops near a Russian border?
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Yes, but: The progressive wing of South Korea's government, which includes Moon, have been wanting to see an end to the military exercises, Sneider says.
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On Wednesday, a U.S. B-1B bomber joined the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which are called "Vigilant Ace" and will run until Friday.
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North Korea's foreign minister has a message for Americans: Stop your annual military exercises with South Korea and we'll stop threatening you with nuclear war.
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White House officials have defended delaying the joint military exercises, saying that South Korea needed to focus on Olympic security for such a vital event.
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As part of the military exercises, the United States flew two B-1B heavy bombers, the largest American strike aircraft, over South Korea on Thursday.
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Separately, the Pentagon said it was planning military exercises next month involving three of the Navy's aircraft carrier strike groups in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Mr. Trump made a concession, saying he would suspend joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, to the surprise of South Korea and the Pentagon.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump's pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon.
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He has called for deeper trade and investment relations as well as closer defense ties, including joint military exercises and the purchase of Chinese weapons.
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It then repeated a longstanding demand that South Korea and the United States stop their joint military exercises and withdraw American troops from the South.
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However, the U.S. had responded by conducting dozens of joint military exercises with South Korea on the divided peninsula and by imposing sanctions, he said.
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Trump's diplomacy has made no progress towards denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, despite concessions he offered in meeting Kim and halting US-South Korea military exercises.
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The Marines will take part in military exercises, involving skiing and surviving in Arctic temperatures, to hone their abilities to fight in tough winter conditions.
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Since 2016, the Chinese military has regularly conducted large-scale military exercises around the island, including sailing the Liaoning aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait.
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Since 1976, the United States and South Korea have scheduled large-scale joint military exercises each year which at their peak number some 200,000 troops.
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North Korea strongly objects to the joint military exercises, calling them a rehearsal for an invasion, and has often responded to them with weapons tests.
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The European Union's 14 other nations bilaterally ended cultural exchange and joint military exercises, and the United States and Israel recalled their ambassadors from Vienna.
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Chinese diplomats have urged the United States to suspend major military exercises with South Korea in return for North Korea's suspending nuclear and missile tests.
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Trump also announced a decision to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, which appeared to surprise military officials and raised eyebrows among some Republicans.
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Pompeo said Wednesday that Trump had been "unambiguous" in his conversations with Kim that the military exercises will resume if Pyongyang negotiates in bad faith.
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The U.S. also provides lethal and non-lethal aid to the Ukrainian military fighting Russian-backed separatists and conducts joint military exercises with the Ukrainians.
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These landmark military exercises are part of a much wider picture of investment, development and weapons trials – even if the outcome has sometimes been mixed.
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"At the same time, North Korea is hinting that there is room for negotiation if the U.S. and South Korea end the joint military exercises."
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But the pageantry of the opening ceremonies belied simmering tensions that threaten to boil when the Games conclude and U.S.-South Korea military exercises resume.
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The defense white paper from August said Japanese forces had conducted 66 publicly announced military exercises with foreign troops between April 2015 and June 2018.
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North Korea suggested the US and South Korea had provoked the tests by going ahead with joint military exercises, which mostly consisted of computer simulations.
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Trump surprised allies in South Korea and also some U.S. national security officials this week by promising to scrap military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
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South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday in the wake of North Korea's weapons programs, angering the Asian communist regime.
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Kim's escalating missile launches and curtailment of joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises constitute significantly more than one step back in the Trump denuclearization strategy.
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After the two leaders met in June, tensions eased dramatically — the North stopped testing weapons, and the United States halted military exercises with the South.
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Kim also told the South Koreans he understands that the US and South Korea would move forward with their joint military exercises later this year.
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China and Russia have proposed that the United States and South Korea stop major military exercises in exchange for North Korea halting its weapons programs.
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Then, by insisting ruthlessly on a quid pro quo at every step — requiring, for example, that if Seoul postpones military exercises, then Pyongyang should too.
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Dragoon Ride, as the road march through the Suwalki Gap was dubbed, passed through three overlapping military exercises conducted in Poland and the Baltic states.
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China and Russia had proposed that the United States and South Korea stop major military exercises in exchange for North Korea halting its weapons programs.
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The president's comments about military exercises represent the latest example of his willingness to tear up the usual script for presidential pronouncements on the world stage.
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The Malabar military exercises have taken place on a rotational basis in the West Pacific and Indian oceans since Japan became a regular participant in 2007.
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"Military exercises and exchanges also help build good working relationships between personnel, which can help open vital channels of communication during times of crisis," she says.
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It could also give North Korea the opportunity to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops in the South or the halt of regular allied military exercises.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises will resume if North Korea stops negotiating in good faith over its nuclear program.
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Seoul and Washington previously held large-scale military exercises in the spring, but this year chose to scale those back to "reduce tension" with North Korea.
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Officials in Tokyo worry about massive military exercises that are due to take place in Siberia next week, involving Russian and Chinese forces (see Europe section).
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Serbia's annual military exercises with Russian troops help reassure its pro-Russian electorate, while the government-friendly media plays down the more frequent exercises with NATO.
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At his Singapore summit with Kim Jong-un, Trump agreed to suspend joint military exercises on the Korean peninsula after Kim asked him to do so.
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He failed to warn South Korea and Japan that he was cancelling the military exercises (using a North Korean phrase, he called them "provocative" war games).
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Right now, 22013,25015 American and South Korean soldiers are holding their annual spring military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, just as they have for two decades.
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Right now, 22016,603 American and South Korean soldiers are holding their annual spring military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, just as they have for two decades.
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China participated in the 2014 and 2016 RIMPAC military exercises for the first time, which are held every two years and date back to the 1970s.
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"South Korea contributes [to the military exercises], but not 100 percent, which is a subject that we have to talk to them about," the president said.
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Given how tiny the Baltic states are, and how vast and threatening the Russian military exercises near their borders, you might expect them to be gloomy.
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Airlines rarely inform passengers that military exercises are the reason for late departures, instead citing generic air-traffic controls or inclement weather, even on clear days.
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In retaliation for the joint military exercises, North Korea barred South Korean journalists from observing the rogue state's planned closure of nuclear test sites next Friday.
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North Korea's drills coincided with military exercises held by US and South Korean navies in the Yellow Sea, off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula.
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Chad has been an active partner in the U.S.'s fight against terrorist organizations like Boko Haram and al Shabaab, coordinating intelligence and hosting military exercises.
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Trump framed the freezing of the military exercises as a cost-saving effort, but the war games have long been a major concern for North Korea.
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In the past, all intercept tests were against dummy targets, and took place in May, well after the joint United States and South Korean military exercises.
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The country's forces began computer-simulated military exercises with the United States on Monday, which Pyongyang has denounced as a "reckless" step toward a nuclear war.
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A short-term pause in the military exercises can be a positive gesture to maintain the momentum for negotiations and test North Korea's willingness to denuclearize.
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As for Kim dropping his long-standing calls for an end to U.S.-South Korean military exercises, analysts say, he has bigger demands on his mind.
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Soon after, suspended military exercises with South Korea -- which Trump and Pompeo have called "war games," using North Korean terminology -- are due to start up again.
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On Friday, he reiterated that ongoing U.S.-Philippines military exercises would be "the last" and challenged Washington to use the Central Intelligence Agency to oust him.
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U.S. and South Korean defense officials announced Saturday that large joint military exercises between the two nations will end and be replaced by smaller scale activities.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in rushed to accommodate the request, even agreeing to delay joint military exercises with the United States to ensure a deal.
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With its large US military presence, Seoul has long participated in joint military exercises since the Korean War ended in an armistice and ceasefire in 1953.
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The North has claimed the United States would violate an agreement between the leaders if it moves on with its planned military exercises with South Korea.
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The vehicles were impounded on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan, which Beijing sees as a breakaway province, and the incident fueled diplomatic tension.
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The U.S. and South Korea are expected to announce they will suspend "large-scale" military exercises this week, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday.
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Last month, the US conducted another round of military exercises with South Korea, which Kim called for South Korea to end in his New Year's statement.
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Soon after, suspended military exercises with South Korea - which Trump and Pompeo have called "war games," using North Korean terminology - are due to start up again.
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U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary force, stationed in Okinawa, Japan, participated in military exercises with their South Korean counterparts in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Trump on Wednesday continued to tout his decision to suspend the military exercises as he returned from meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
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The United States is now India's number one partner in defense acquisitions and military exercises, which is a reflection of India's status as a global player.
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The U.S. and South Korea are currently conducting their biggest-ever joint military exercises in the region, drills which Pyongyang believes are preparations for an invasion.
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Trump was cited by North Korea's official KCNA news agency as saying he made the promise after pledging to end joint military exercises with South Korea.
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That said, North Korea first wants to see the U.S. "completely stop" large-scale joint military exercises with South Korea, temporarily or permanently, according to Kye.
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Washington and Seoul opted to postpone their annual military exercises until after the Olympics, which analysts believe was done in the hope the Games go smoothly.
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In one sign of easing relations, this year's joint South Korean-American military exercises are expected to be shorter in duration and deploy fewer military assets.
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Still, it's genuinely encouraging that Kim doesn't object to the U.S. resuming military exercises and that he apparently is willing to suspend missile and nuclear tests.
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Last year, one of its diplomats said it was willing to freeze missile tests in exchange for the U.S. cancelling joint military exercises with the South.
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Trump agreed to suspend controversial military exercises with South Korea in Singapore, a move that many warned was too great a concession for little in return.
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North Korea has reportedly agreed to halt nuclear and missile testing and has not demanded that the US and South Korea stop their joint military exercises.
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The reaction from the US and the South came just hours after China and Russia urged both parties to cease military exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
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Known as Vostok-2018 or East-2018, the September military exercises, involving land and air units, will begin near Russia's eastern border with China and Mongolia.
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No deployments have yet been delayed due to concerns over the virus, but the postponement of military exercises raises the likelihood that troop readiness could suffer.
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The official Korean Central News Agency also reported that Mr. Trump promised to eventually lift sanctions against the North and cease military exercises with South Korea.
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North Korea has bitterly protested the annual military exercises staged by South Korea and the United States military, which Pyongyang views as a rehearsal for invasion.
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The U.S. and South Korea, which has one of the highest number of cases, have already postponed their annual joint military exercises because of outbreak fears.
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Mr. Abe's visit signals to China that Australia may return to military exercises that Australia had previously pulled out of because China considered them a provocation.
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To encourage talks, the United States and South Korea have suspended a number of military exercises since the first summit last year between Kim and Trump.
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Turkish and Iraqi troops are conducting military exercises on Iraq's northern border near Kurdistan, and Iranian forces are carrying out similar maneuvers on Iraq's eastern border.
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The sanctions have done nothing to stop Mr. Putin's saber-rattling, as illustrated by long-scheduled Russian military exercises along the eastern edge of NATO territory.
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But the United States had responded by conducting dozens of joint military exercises with South Korea on the divided peninsula and by imposing sanctions, he said.
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And despite encouraging rhetoric coming from Pyongyang, the US and South Korea expect to go forward with their joint military exercises, according to the administration official.
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Last week, the United States agreed to sell it $12 billion worth of F-15 jets and two Navy vessels arrived there for joint military exercises.
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The U.S. and South Korea on Thursday announced that they would postpone annual joint military exercises due to the spread of the coronavirus in South Korea.
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Though understandable given North Korea's own irresponsible behavior over the decades, ongoing joint military exercises with the U.S. and South Korea act as a perpetual irritant.
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The tests almost certainly were a reaction to annual United States-South Korea military exercises, which began last week and which the North considers a threat.
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Both the South Korean envoy and the White House emphasized that routine joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea would continue as planned.
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Investors braced for North Korea's response to computer-simulated military exercises begun by South Korean and U.S. forces on Monday that will continue until Aug. 936.0.37.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Ottawa on Tuesday he was unaware of any plans to "alter longstanding and scheduled and regular military exercises".
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For instance, he's interfered in the elections of NATO members in favor of pro-Russia candidates held large-scale military exercises on the alliance's eastern flank.
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And Trump made dramatic on-the-spot concessions to Kim that his own advisers had urged him against, including a halt on U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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But Mikailov said Russia could be involved in joint military exercises that involved not only the Philippines, but also China and Malaysia, according to the Sputnik report.
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Experts said the move was almost certainly in reaction to joint military exercises between South Korea and the US, which Pyongyang views as preparations for an invasion.
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And he&aposs really kept Kim off-balance for the last year and a half through tough rhetoric and military exercises and then these random fig leaves.
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In a sign of warming relations, Russia and Egypt announced this week they would hold joint military exercises on Egyptian soil for the first time this month.
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Around 17,000 U.S. military personnel are participating alongside some 300,000 South Korean troops in what South Korea's Defence Ministry has called the "largest-ever" joint military exercises.
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Like, if the North Koreans are not going to live up to their end of the bargain, we can turn back on our military exercises very quickly.
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President Donald Trump is defending his calls to end military exercises with South Korea that allies have said is important to security in the Asia Pacific region.
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Since then, North Korea has neither conducted nuclear tests nor fired long-range ballistic missiles, and the United States has either canceled or suspended major military exercises.
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In the past China has called off military exercises around the strait in advance of Taiwanese elections, for fear of provoking a backlash at the ballot box.
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But in a surprise step after the June summit, Trump announced that the Pentagon would cancel most of its largest military exercises conducted with the South Koreans.
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Chinese officials, by contrast, couldn't be happier with Trump's pledge to halt joint military exercises with South Korea and eventually withdraw the 28,500 American troops stationed there.
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The countries carry out 28 joint military exercises each year, while around 107 U.S. troops are involved in surveillance operations against militants in the southern Mindano province.
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"That will require the United States to put something on the table that North Korea wants, perhaps a reduction in US-South Korean military exercises," she said.
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One sign was the scaling back of North Korea's winter military exercises, apparently to save fuel as imports of oil and refined petroleum products have become scarcer.
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The case puts further pressure on relations between Minsk and Kiev that were tested earlier this year when Belarus hosted large-scale joint military exercises with Russia.
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The strike group has been at sea since January and conducted military exercises with other nations in the western Pacific, including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
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Maduro made his accusation just days after Russian bombers landed in Venezuela to carry out joint military exercises, sparking a war of words between Moscow and Washington.
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So even with military exercises fast approaching, both North Korea and the US are publicly signaling that they don't want the current standoff to end in conflict.
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China, meanwhile, has called for Washington and Seoul to halt their current round of joint military exercises in exchange for Pyongyang freezing its nuclear and missile tests.
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Joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington, which kicked off March 1, in addition to April 15, are signature opportunities for Kim to show off technological advancements.
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READ: U.S. student held in N. Korea About 17,000 U.S. forces will participate in the joint military exercises with South Korea, according to United States Forces Korea.
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It also said China would participate in the 2018 Rim of the Pacific military exercises, a biennial event known as the world's largest international maritime military exercise.
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In response, the United States downgraded military and diplomatic ties with Thailand, its oldest ally in Asia, suspending arms sales and scaling back military exercises and training.
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View from inside the country The missile test capped yet another eventful week on the Korean peninsula, which began with the annual US-South Korea military exercises.
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NATO officials have also expressed concern about Russia's own military exercises in which thousands of Russian troops conduct war games without giving the alliance any prior warning.
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Lockheed will also display a Black Hawk helicopter built in Poland during large-scale bilateral U.S.-Polish military exercises planned in Poland next month, company officials said.
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The Liaoning has taken part in military exercises, including in the South China Sea and Western Pacific, but is expected to serve more as a training vessel.
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Joseph Dunford were consulted on Trump's announcement that the Pentagon will hold off on military exercises with South Korea during ongoing nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea.
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Tillerson's comments came a day before the latest US-South Korea military exercises off the Korean Peninsula, which Pyongyang claims are rehearsals for a US-led invasion.
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The US and South Korea just announced that they would delay annual military exercises that were scheduled to take place during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongcheong.
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But Norway's worries grew after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and then staged Arctic military exercises including maritime maneuvers with ballistic missile-capable vessels present.
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The halted joint military exercises: Trump at the meeting with Kim announced that the Pentagon will halt joint military drills with South Korea during negotiations with Pyongyang.
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None of the articles I read noted that Trump's description of the joint US-South Korean military exercises as "war games" echoed decades of North Korean propaganda.
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The head of the North's delegation for the talks said his country was "indefinitely canceling the planned high-level inter-Korean talks" due to the military exercises.
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In the interview, Ri also proposed a deal to halt the country's nuclear program if the U.S. would stop its annual joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Pyongyang recently threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike on South Korea and the U.S. in response to joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises last week.
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North Korea's KCNA news agency cites Trump making the pledge to lift the economic barriers after saying the U.S. would end joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Moscow and Beijing both championed a so-called "freeze for freeze" deal, in which Washington and Seoul would pause military exercises and Pyongyang would stop weapons testing.
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It remains unclear exactly which "war games" Trump is intending to end, at present, the US and South Korea hold numerous military exercises several times a year.
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In just the past seven months, Pakistan and China have conducted joint military exercises in Pakistan, China and, for the first time, in the East China Sea.
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Today, state media played up Trump's concessions to Kim on military exercises, a potential end to sanctions and the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula (Reuters).
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Kim is getting more of what he wants -- including serious US concessions, such as suspension of US-South Korean military exercises -- but we're getting little in return.
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Any decision to limit US involvement in NATO military exercises could create hurdles in Congress on other issues, like the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation process, Carafano said.
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The United States has pledged to resume its military exercises after the Paralympics in March, and North Korea is expected to resume its weapons tests in kind.
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Trump could intensify the pace of US military exercises off the North Korean coast -- but tensions are so high there are fears that miscalculations could spark conflict.
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To some degree, the U.S. is already doing that by holding increasingly large military exercises with ally South Korea that include rehearsals for regime change in Pyongyang.
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To sharpen the message, Turkey launched unannounced military exercises near the border gate separating Turkey from Iraq's Kurdish region, with scores of tanks rolling into the area.
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Calculating the cost of military exercises is a complicated process, often requiring data from different branches of the military and spread over several budgets over different years.
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The United States will have doubled its troops in the region for the duration of the military exercises, an official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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"And they owe us quite a bit in terms of confidence-building measures," he says, to reciprocate for Trump's suspension of joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Ulchi Freedom Guardian, one of the largest military exercises in the world, ran for 11 days last year and involved 17,500 Americans and 50,000 South Korean troops.
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But Norway's worries grew after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and then staged Arctic military exercises including maritime maneuvers with ballistic missile-capable vessels present.
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Trump has been insistent on maintaining pressure on the regime through sanctions and joint military exercises and does not want to show any cracks in that pressure.
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert also told reporters at a briefing that Washington sees no equivalence between North Korea's weapons programs and U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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He agreed to suspend nuclear and missile tests during the talks and not to object when the United States and South Korea hold military exercises this spring.
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Ri said there was a direct correlation between the test-firing of a ballistic missile and the winding down of this year's US-South Korean military exercises.
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In between incidents, the US should continue staging joint military exercises — and, more importantly, send constant reassurances through diplomatic channels that the alliance commitment is still there.
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It is the latest in a series of planned military exercises that Washington and Seoul have canceled in the past year in order to avoid roiling Pyongyang.
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Then, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and announced military exercises near the border with eastern Ukraine and sent soldiers and heavy weapons across in an unacknowledged intervention.
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For years, North Korea has complained about the military exercises and refused to even consider ridding the country of nuclear weapons unless the "hostile policies" were removed.
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His announcement on ending joint military exercises indicated intense bargaining that had not been reflected in the broadly worded joint statement Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim signed.
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China and Russia refer to their relationship as a "comprehensive strategic partnership," in which Russia supplies oil to China and the two countries hold joint military exercises.
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Earlier this week, South Korea conducted scaled-up military exercises around Dokdo, disputed islets which South Korea controls but Japan claims as its own (calling them Takeshima).
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Both countries have threatened military action if the Kurdish region secedes from Iraq, and to make the threat clear, both countries held military exercises near the border.
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American officials said the military exercises are important because the allies use them to ensure readiness and promote the ability to operate with similar equipment and tactics.
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We must continue to bolster our missile defenses, conduct military exercises with South Korean and Japanese allies and underscore the viability of the United States nuclear umbrella.
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China recently completed extensive military exercises in the South China Sea, where its claims are hotly disputed by Vietnam as well as the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
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This kind of military tit for tat appears to be escalating; China now says it plans monthly military exercises in the South China Sea, a substantial increase.
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This year's military exercises, widely known as "war games," are set to be the biggest to take place since 1981 when the Cold War overshadowed international relations.
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Turkey and Iran, which fear that the vote will foment unrest among their own Kurdish minorities, are conducting military exercises on their borders with Iraq near Kurdistan.
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In 2007, he refused to let the U.S. and the Philippines hold joint military exercises in Davao, saying that such drills would be a magnet for terrorists.
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Recent sore points between the two countries include Hong Kong's seizure of nine Singaporean armored vehicles in November that were being shipped from military exercises in Taiwan.
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This followed two successive massive joint military exercises involving the armies of both nations last year and again this year with hundreds of thousands of military personnel.
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Experts say the springtime historically has been an active period of missile testing by Pyongyang, when the regime complains about massive U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises.
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Playing out in the background, though, are concerns from Estonia and its other Baltic NATO neighbors that the Russian 2017 Zapad military exercises have a hidden agenda.
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North Korean state media in recent days has been increasing its anti-US rhetoric, warning of grave consequences if postponed joint military exercises resume after the Olympics.
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After the June meeting, Trump announced a halt to joint military exercises with South Korea, saying they were expensive and paid for mostly by the United States.
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The Pentagon promised to review U.S. security cooperation activities with allies in the region, something that could lead to alterations in U.S. arms sales and military exercises.
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In June last year, without consulting the Pentagon, the president suspended major military exercises with South Korea after meeting Mr. Kim for the first time, in Singapore.
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North Korea — as well as China — have long criticized the scale and scope of the joint military exercises, with Pyongyang labeling them as a dry run for invasion.
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Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who said they agreed to continue joint military exercises and reinforce the response capability of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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Choe claimed that North Korea viewed the regular joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises as a provocation that was spurring the regime to enhance its nuclear weapons capability.
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Russia's joint military exercises with neighboring Belarus last month gamed a scenario where Russian forces put down a Western-backed attempt for part of Belarus to break away.
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For the past eight years Cambodia has held joint military exercises with America, but this week it announced that it would not do so this year or next.
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He also called on South Korea to end "nuclear war exercises" with the United States, implying that the joint military exercises could continue if nuclear assets were excluded.
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Russia has sought to reassure NATO that the military exercises will respect international limits on size, but NATO and U.S. official remain wary about their scale and scope.
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Concerns over Russia's motives have only intensified in Kiev in the wake of its weeklong military exercises in neighboring Belarus, three senior Ukrainian party leaders told BuzzFeed News.
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Underneath the political tensions, the Mexican and US militaries have expanded cooperation on weapons and drug trafficking, joint military exercises, intelligence sharing, border security, and natural disaster response.
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Asked if Duterte was serious about ending military exercises with the United States, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said he was misunderstood and his remarks taken out of context.
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Lavrov's comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a possible armed intervention in the South American country, prompting Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to call for military exercises.
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Based in Singapore, he has reported from major defense shows and military exercises in Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States.
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His headquarters oversees NATO's military exercises, the most recent of which -- Trident Juncture 15 -- involved 36,000 allied troops from 30 countries operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea area.
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North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Saturday, South Korea said, in a "show of force" against U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises.
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North Korea has urged an end to joint US-South Korea military exercises, which China also says should be halted in exchange for Pyongyang dismantling its weapons program.
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OSLO (Reuters) - Russia was the likely culprit behind the disruption of GPS navigation signals over northern Scandinavia during recent NATO military exercises, Norway's defense minister said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump&aposs decision to suspend major U.S. military exercises in South Korea could weaken allied defenses, depending on the length and scope of the hiatus.
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In the US, the planes sometimes take part in military exercises — as they were in Phoenix — helping troops practice raids on targets using the same phone-tracking technology.
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Regular military exercises between the US and South Korea enrage Pyongyang and are conveyed to citizens as further 'proof' of an American dress rehearsal for the next invasion.
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Around 17,000 U.S. military personnel and 300,000 South Korean troops are taking part in what the South Korean Defense Ministry described as the "largest ever" joint military exercises.
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Turkey has repeatedly threatened to impose economic sanction, effectively cutting their main access to international markets, and has held joint military exercises with Iraqi troops on the border.
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And last week, North Korea canceled talks with the South at the last minute because of a joint military exercises held by the United States and South Korea.
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Batchelder said the Truman also would participate in several military exercises with allies in the Mediterranean before returning to her home port of Norfolk, Virginia in mid-July.
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The North Korean launches have appeared intended to put pressure on South Korea and the United States to stop planned military exercises this month and offer other concessions.
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" When the U.S. imposed new sanctions, this summer, Maduro responded by calling up reservists for two days of national military exercises, in preparation for a possible "imperialist invasion.
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The United States and South Korea will kick off joint military exercises Sunday that were initially delayed to calm tensions on the Korean Peninsula during the Winter Olympics.
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She said the military exercises are planned well in advance, and that Kim said previously that he understands the need and the utility of continuing the joint exercises.
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The operation undertaken by U.S. Navy ships this week is the first of its kind this year, while China regularly conducts its own military exercises near the region.
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The military exercises are an annual event held in South Korea, in which the U.S. has historically participated, that both nations say are intended to deter North Korea.
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Washington also provoked anger in May when it 'disinvited' China from major US military exercises in the Pacific over the PLA Navy's behavior in the South China Sea.
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Before arriving in Helsinki for his meeting with the Russian leader, Trump had floated the possibility that he would consider suspending military exercises if Putin raised the issue.
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Routine joint training and military exercises integrate our militaries to maintain the high state of readiness, necessary to deter and potentially defend against a North Korean conventional attack.
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Both continue to contribute to Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan; are members of the Global Coalition to Combat the Islamic State; and regularly join military exercises with NATO.
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Otherwise, there has not been an increase in deployment of American forces to the region, and soon-to-be held military exercises with Seoul are an annual event.
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The defense ministry of South Korea on Tuesday said it would pause its military exercises with the United States as the talks about North Korea's nuclear program continue.
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North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Saturday, South Korea said, in a "show of force" against US-South Korea joint military exercises.
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The games make it possible for Washington and Seoul to meet Pyongyang's demand for self-restraint -- adjusting their military exercises -- without losing face and appearing weak on Pyongyang.
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The Games make it possible for Washington and Seoul to meet Pyongyang's demand for self-restraint -- adjusting their military exercises -- without losing face and appearing weak on Pyongyang.
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Greminger said he worried about a general increase in tensions between Russia and the West in the region, at a time when both have staged snap military exercises.
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Moon on Tuesday told NBC News that he was open to delaying U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises, but that the decision was dependent on North Korea's actions.
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During Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he agreed to cancel joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, calling them provocative and a waste of money.
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In Ottawa, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance would follow the tests closely, while noting that every nation had the right to carry out military exercises.
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The U.S. Air Force flew six advanced stealth tactical fighters over South Korea Monday, part of the largest ever joint airborne military exercises conducted by Washington and Seoul.
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So far, the Trump administration is the only side moving in that direction -- by agreeing to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea in exchange for vague promises.
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At a Senate hearing on Thursday, Trump's nominee to be ambassador to South Korea, retired Admiral Harry Harris, backed the idea of a "pause" in major military exercises.
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Other than suspending joint military exercises with South Korea this year, Washington has done little to encourage North Korea to take bolder steps toward denuclearization, the North said.
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He reiterated his "very good and warm" relationship with Mr. Kim, but left open the possibility of resuming military exercises — something that would antagonize the North Korean leader.
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More recently, Beijing has proposed that North Korea suspend its nuclear and missile tests in return for the United States and South Korea suspending major joint military exercises.
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The North's state news media has castigated the South and the United States for continuing joint military exercises, and the tests may be a response to those drills.
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The decision to halt military exercises in South Korea has bewildered many current and former U.S. defense officials, who only learned about it when Trump made his remarks.
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The Americans have given up even less: Mr. Trump met with Mr. Kim in Singapore, agreed to the communiqué (however flawed) and suspended military exercises with South Korea.
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China has put forward a proposal that hinges on North Korea stopping its nuclear testing in exchange for an end to American military exercises around the Korean Peninsula.
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Among them was Mr. Trump's pledge to end annual American joint military exercises with South Korea, an announcement that came as a surprise to the Pentagon and Seoul.
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The United States has also opposed suspending its joint military exercises with the South, though it agreed to delay drills scheduled for February until the Olympics are over.
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Mr. Trump said that he was suspending military exercises on the Korean Peninsula and that he expected Mr. Kim to move "very quickly" to dismantle his nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea, which calls the drills a rehearsal for war, has threatened to take "counteraction" against the United States if it holds joint military exercises with South Korea.
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South Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, said in an interview with CBS News that his country does not plan to scale back joint military exercises with Washington.
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Immediately after his historic summit in Singapore with Kim on Tuesday, Trump announced he would halt U.S.-South Korea military exercises, a move long sought by North Korea.
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It would start with a freeze on North Korea's nuclear and missile tests in return for an American agreement to limit or suspend military exercises with South Korea.
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"Iran will also likely resume harassment of commercial shipping in the Gulf and may launch military exercises to temporarily disrupt shipping," the analysts said in a research note.
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Thursday's maneuvers were the capstone of Vostok 2018 -- the military exercises that Russia has billed as the largest it has staged since Cold War-era drills in 1981.
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At a Senate hearing this month, Harris backed the idea of a "pause" in major U.S. military exercises with South Korea that Trump announced immediately after the summit.
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The case could put further pressure on relations between Minsk and Kiev that were tested earlier this year when Belarus hosted large-scale joint military exercises with Russia.
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They pointed in particular to Trump's surprise decision during his first summit with the North Korean dictator to suspend US-South Korea military exercises, unbeknownst to his advisers.
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The allies have suspended a number of combined military exercises this year as tensions on the Korean peninsula eased and Washington began talks to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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He said North Korea would continue to bolster its weapons programs as long as the United States remained hostile and continued its joint military exercises with South Korea.
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In October, Japan and Britain conducted their first joint military exercises as part of a move to establish closer security ties in the East and South China Seas.
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In exchange for their suspension of nuclear and missile tests, the North Koreans might be expected to call for a suspension of all U.S.-ROK joint military exercises.
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Muzhenko said Ukraine had deployed more land and air forces to the region in response, and intensified military exercises across the country, but declined to go into specifics.
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Steinmeier raised concerns among U.S. and NATO officials earlier this year when he said Western military exercises in eastern Europe could be seen as "saber-rattling" against Russia.
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" The letter also hits Trump for "calling into question" US allies and the merits of combined military exercises which Democrats say are critical to "safeguard US national interests.
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The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that North Korea's military forces "scaled back their annual winter military exercises this year," citing U.S. officials crediting pressure from ongoing sanctions.
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Under that idea, North Korea would freeze its nuclear weapons program in return for the United States and South Korea halting their military exercises around the Korean Peninsula.
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They have implemented some steps, halting major military exercises, establishing a no-fly zone along the border and removing landmines and guard posts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).
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The two countries held joint military exercises as recently as three months ago, a move that angered Washington fearful of Moscow gaining a strategic toehold in South America.
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In between incidents, the US should continue to stage joint military exercises — and, more importantly, send constant reassurances through diplomatic channels that the alliance commitment is still there.
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"It was the timing that was important, not the scientific novelty," he said, adding that the tests came as Washington and Seoul were conducting annual joint military exercises.
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North Korea has also reportedly agreed to halt nuclear and missile testing and has not demanded that the United States and South Korea stop its joint military exercises.
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As of now, there are no plans to cancel or further delay joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea, scheduled for after the Olympic Games.
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It has urged North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile tests and said South Korea and the United States should stop joint military exercises and seek talks instead.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said earlier on Monday that Iraqi army officers would join the Turkish military exercises, in an apparent joint show of resolve against the Kurds.
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The intelligence service said there was also the risk of "deliberate or accidental incidents" involving Russian and Belarusian troops who are taking part in military exercises planned for March.
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The United States had an "iron-clad commitment to defend its allies" and the military exercises carried out with Seoul since Wednesday were "transparent and defense-oriented", he said.
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Investors were also cautious about developments on the Korean peninsula, after North Korea cancelled high-level talks with Seoul, denouncing military exercises between South Korea and the United States.
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Russian jet makes unsafe intercept of US jet He said the guided missile destroyer was sailing in international waters after having completed joint military exercises with NATO ally Romania.
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Hong Kong will release Singapore's armored vehicles impounded and detained in the Chinese-ruled territory during shipment from Taiwan following military exercises there, the city-state said on Tuesday.
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The post is crucial to U.S. and South Korean relations as the allies face North Korea's frequent missile launches amid stalled denuclearization talks and U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. has been working towards closer defense links and joint military exercises with Vietnam, after fully lifting its lethal arms embargo on the emerging economy last May.
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Washington and Seoul opened the way for the talks last week when they announced the postponement of joint military exercises that Pyongyang has denounced as a rehearsal for invasion.
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That's because the two big joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, the so-called Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, are scheduled to start at the conclusion of the Olympics.
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" Lavrov used the meeting in Austria to hit out at the U.S. and South Korea over their ongoing joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, which he called "unacceptable.
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North Korea has goals of its own, like convincing South Korea to stop conducting joint military exercises with the US, which it sees as a threat to its homeland.
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