North Korea fires suspected missile as US move to cut drills with South Korea 'changes nothing'

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North Korea fires suspected missile as US move to cut drills with South Korea 'changes nothing'  Pyongyang says scaling back US-South Korean military drills does not make them less provocative, as Japan says North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile towards the sea.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/north-korea-says-trumps-scale-back-of-joint-military-exercises-with-south-korea-changes-no  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00North Korea has reacted unimpressed by the U.S. decision to scale back military exercises

00:06with South Korea, saying the drills remain provocative and aggressive.

00:11Kim Yo-yong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Yong-un, said reducing their duration

00:16and size did not change their nature.

00:18She also denied any communication between Trump and her brother had taken place, despite Trump

00:23saying earlier this week that Kim had responded to his request for talks.

00:28Beyond the dispute, Kim Yo-yong described relations between her brother and Trump as still excellent,

00:33suggesting Pyongyang may be seeking concessions to restart diplomacy.

00:37The comments came after Washington and Seoul confirmed they were shortening the 11-day

00:42Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises at Trump's request.

00:46South Korea said the drills would now end on the 21st of August rather than 27th of August,

00:52while some joint field training would also be reduced.

00:56Trump claimed he would meet Kim Yong-un again this year.

00:59They were starting now with.

01:00Apparently they wouldn't go down to the 21st of August, then we decided that there

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