NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Pyongyang and Moscow about sending North Korean soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war. North Korea deploying soldiers to fight with Russia in North Korea "would mark a significant escalation,

South Korea and Ukraine warned that North Korea is preparing to send a sizable number of troops to help Russia’s war on Ukraine in a sign of deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.

If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on Russia's behalf it would significantly escalate the conflict, NATO Chief Mark Rutte said on social media platform X on Monday. Rutte, who took office at NATO at the start of the month,

I think we have to resolve this, we have to restore Ukraine's sovereignty over its territories, and then make sure that the path to NATO is open," Congres

Although Ukraine dominates Russian attention today, Russian leaders are already considering their future. Whether Russia will pose a threat to NATO in the future depends on several drivers: -Does Russia retain territory captured from Ukraine?

NATO chief Mark Rutte has warned that the alleged deployment of North Korean troops to Ukraine would significantly escalate the conflict. South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest. DW has the latest.

A Russian state-news reporter promoted the pro-Kremlin belief shortly after a German spy similarly warned of Russia's alleged intentions.

Ukraine is on an "irreversible path" toward joining the Alliance. However, the ongoing war on its territory remains the main obstacle, states NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Gerry Connolly. "I believe we need to resolve this.