Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has accused Russia of assisting North Korea’s nuclear programme in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops to help its war against Ukraine, the first such claim by a senior western official.
“In return for troops and weapons, Russia is providing North Korea with support for its missile and nuclear programmes,” Rutte said after meeting Nato foreign ministers in Brussels on Wednesday. “These developments could destabilise the Korean Peninsula and even threaten the United States.”
South Korea and the EU last month condemned the deployment of soldiers to Russia by Pyongyang, saying they were “also deeply concerned” about the possibility of nuclear technology being transferred to North Korea.
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