NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte wants to discuss with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a joint response to the mounting threat from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, he said on Nov. 7. Pyongyang and Tehran have become Russia's key allies in its full ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a first effort to convince Donald

The strengthening ties between Russia and North Korea are not only a threat to European security, but also for the United States, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said

Rutte sounded the alarm over Moscow’s growing reliance on its “authoritarian friends” — North Korea, Iran and China — and warned that Pyongyang’s involvement in the war could mark the start of a “far darker” phase of the prolonged conflict.

President Vladimir Putin suggested on Thursday that Russia could hold military drills with North Korea. "We'll see. We could also conduct exercises. Why not?," Putin said, when asked whether Moscow would conduct joint military drills with Pyongyang.

Russian lawmakers will vote Wednesday to ratify a landmark mutual defence pact with North Korea, as the West says Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.

North Korean troops sent to Ukrainian frontlines are Vladimir Putin’s new "cannon fodder," according to a former North Korean lieutenant. According to multiple intelligence sources, at least 12,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia,