World War III fears with a chilling new warning by saying :«We will always respond to any challenge». Putin has warned that World War III could erupt if the West continues 'escalating the situation' in his latest existential threat over the war in Ukraine.
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He also accused the West of antagonising the conflict but stopped short of saying World War Three was already underway. He made the remarks while speaking during a broadcast on state TV when he issued the blunt message aimed at leaders who have backed Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2022, reports Daily Mail.
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“You know, there is no need to scare anyone… [but] there are many dangers — they are increasing. And we see what our enemy is doing today, escalating the situation. If they want to, let them live badly, let them escalate further.” He further added: “We will always respond to any challenge, always," he was quoted as saying.
His comments come after Ukraine’s secretive security agency, the SBU, assassinated Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, on Tuesday morning in Moscow. The high ranking military official was killed