NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has accused Russia of supporting North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes in exchange for troops and weapons. "These developments could destabilise the Korean Peninsula and even threaten the United States,

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned nuclear and missile technology is "flowing into North Korea" following the country's decision to send troops to aid Russia in Ukraine.

The NATO chief highlighted Moscow's aid to Pyongyang's nuclear efforts is posing a threat to global security. View on euronews

NATO countries will do all they can to provide Ukraine with air defenses necessary to protect its infrastructure but there is no surplus of such systems, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Dec. 4.

The NATO chief noted a positive response to Kyiv's request for a large number of air defense systems. Read also: US preparing $725 million military aid package for Kyiv The issue of providing Kyiv with new air defense systems was a central topic at the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting on the evening of Dec.