‘Russia-NATO, one step away from a full-scale World War 3,’ Putin warns the West
Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday, suggesting that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would bring the world close to World War Three. As reported by Reuters, Putin emphasized that few desire such a catastrophic outcome.
The conflict in Ukraine has sparked the most significant crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Putin has frequently highlighted the dangers of nuclear conflict but maintains that he has not considered deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Also Read: Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential elections, says ‘would strengthen military’ in victory speech Reuters reported that French President Emmanuel Macron last month said he could not rule out the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine in the future, with many Western countries distancing themselves from that while others, especially in Eastern Europe, expressed support. Asked by Reuters about Macron's remarks and the risks and possibility of a conflict between Russia and NATO, Putin quipped: “Everything is possible in the modern world." Also Read: Russia Vs The West: Two and a half decades in power, is Vladimir Putin still winning? “It is clear to everyone, that this will be one step away from a full-scale World War Three.
I think hardly anyone is interested in this," Putin told reporters after winning the biggest-ever landslide in post-Soviet Russian history. Putin added, though, that NATO military personnel were present already in Ukraine, saying that Russia had picked up both English and French being spoken on the battlefield.
“There is nothing good in this, first of all for them, because they are dying there and in large numbers," he said. Before the Russian
. Read more on livemint.com
