According to CoinMeta, Korean sources reported that after U.S. President Donald Trump requested a significant reduction in the scale of joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, a emergency meeting was held on the 18th between the Korean and U.S. military forces. It was decided to significantly compress the schedule of the ongoing "Ulsan Freedom Shield" joint military exercises, which were originally planned to last until the 27th. The second phase of counterattack drills was canceled. The exercises were launched on the 17th and were originally planned to be conducted in two phases: the first phase from the 17th to the 21st, focusing on attack and defense drills, and the second phase was scheduled from the 23rd to the 27th, with a focus on counterattack operations. Korean military officials revealed that it was decided to carry out only the defensive operations of the first phase, and after its completion, U.S. military personnel would withdraw. Training programs that could not be implemented as planned would be replaced with alternative solutions. This adjustment means that the overall training duration of the "Ulsan Freedom Shield" exercises has been shortened by about half compared to the original plan.