President Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters At their first summit , in August last year, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/trump-south-korea-alliance-military-seoul-security)

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