A NATO naval headquarters has been officially opened in Germany to beef up the alliance's supervision of the Baltic Sea in view of the threat posed by Russia.

Germany has opened the NATO Naval Command Centre for the Baltic Sea. The new unit is tasked with enhancing regional security and the ability to respond to emerging threats. During the centre's inauguration ceremony,

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized the importance of the Baltic Sea region for European security at the opening of a new tactical naval headquarters in the port city of Rostock on Monday.

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.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has spoken with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol regarding reports of the possible dispatch of North Korean troops to participate in the Russia-Ukraine war. Source: Rutter on X (Twitter) Rutte discussed with President Yoon the information regarding the possible deployment of North Korean troops to fight in the war against Ukraine.