NATO chief Mark Rutte stated on Thursday that he plans to work closely with the returning U.S. president, Donald Trump, to address the “dangerous new developments” arising from North Korea's involvement in Russia's war on Ukraine.

Axar.az reports that , citing AFP, “What we see more and more is that North Korea, Iran, China, and of course Russia are working together, working together against Ukraine,” Rutte told reporters during a European leaders’ meeting in Budapest.

“This is more and more a threat, not only to the European part of NATO, but also to the United States -- because Russia is delivering the latest technology into North Korea,” he added.

“I look forward to sit down with Donald Trump to discuss how we can face these threats collectively,” Rutte concluded.