NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Pyongyang and Moscow on Monday against 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,

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.

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.