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U.S. and South Korean armies finish their exercises earlier than planned, one day after North Korea launched many missiles.

U.S. and South Korean armies finish their exercises earlier than planned, one day after North Korea launched many missiles.

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August 21st, 2026

U.S. and South Korean armies finish their exercises earlier than planned, one day after North Korea launched many missiles.

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The U.S. and South Korea ended their annual military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield on Friday.

EE. UU. y Corea del Sur terminaron su ejercicio militar anual Ulchi Freedom Shield el viernes.

They finished six days earlier than planned.

Terminaron seis días antes de lo previsto.

President Donald Trump ordered to reduce the exercise before it started.

El presidente Donald Trump ordenó reducir el ejercicio antes de que comenzara.

He said he did it because of his good relationship with Kim Jong Un.

Dijo que lo hizo por su buena relación con Kim Jong Un.

The South Korean army confirmed that the command post exercise ended that day.

El ejército surcoreano confirmó que el ejercicio de puesto de mando terminó ese día.

The exercise was planned in two phases over 11 days.

El ejercicio estaba planeado en dos fases durante 11 días.

The second part was a counteroffensive that North Korea sees as very sensitive.

La segunda parte era una contraofensiva que Corea del Norte considera muy sensible.

The 14 planned joint field trainings were also cut in half.

También se redujeron a la mitad los 14 entrenamientos de campo conjuntos previstos.

Trump had asked the Pentagon to 'substantially reduce' the exercise just before it started on Monday.

Trump había pedido al Pentágono "reducir sustancialmente" el ejercicio justo antes de su inicio el lunes.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, dismissed the gesture on Wednesday.

Kim Yo Jong, hermana del líder norcoreano, desestimó el gesto el miércoles.

She said that reducing the length and size does not change the nature of the exercise. It remains "provocative and aggressive."

Dijo que reducir la duración y el tamaño no cambia la "naturaleza provocativa y agresiva" del ejercicio.

The next day, North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.

Al día siguiente, Corea del Norte disparó unos 10 misiles balísticos de corto alcance al mar.

This fulfilled its earlier threat to respond to the exercises.

Esto cumplió su amenaza previa de responder a los ejercicios.

Kim Yo Jong's statement cooled hopes of restarting talks between Trump and Kim Jong Un.

La declaración de Kim Yo Jong enfrió las esperanzas de retomar las conversaciones entre Trump y Kim Jong Un.

Still, she used careful language and mentioned an "excellent" relationship between her brother and Trump.

Aun así, usó un lenguaje mesurado y mencionó una relación "excelente" entre su hermano y Trump.

This suggests that North Korea does not close the door to future talks.

Esto sugiere que Corea del Norte no cierra la puerta a futuras conversaciones.

It could seek bigger concessions from the U.S.

Podría buscar mayores concesiones de EE. UU.

Experts say Kim Jong Un will probably wait for the midterm elections in the U.S.

Expertos señalan que Kim Jong Un probablemente esperará a las elecciones de mitad de período en EE. UU.

He wants to get economic and reputation benefits from Washington.

Quiere buscar beneficios económicos y de reputación de Washington.

August 21st, 2026

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