South Korean President ⁠Lee ⁠Jae Myung called ⁠on Saturday for talks with North Korea to ​pursue peaceful coexistence, saying Seoul would seek safeguards to prevent ‌conflict and noting the need ‌to replace the peninsula's armistice with a "peace regime".

Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton on Sunday suggested President Trump made “an unforced error” in ordering the Pentagon to scale back its joint exercises with the South Korean military. Leighton said the change “could have some serious impacts” on America’s relationship with South Korea,