Although he said that few people want such a situation, Russian President Vladimir Putin forewarned the West that a direct confrontation between his country and the US-led NATO military alliance would bring the world dangerously close to World War Three, reports RTE.
The conflict in Ukraine has led to the most severe crisis in Moscow’s ties with the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Although Mr. Putin claims he has never felt the need to deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine, he has frequently warned of the dangers of nuclear war.
Following his statement last month that he could not rule out the possibility of sending foot troops to Ukraine in the future, several Western nations distanced themselves from the idea, while others, particularly those in eastern Europe, voiced support, reports RTE.
Ukraine increased its assaults on Russia in the run-up to the March 15–17 Russian election. It shelled border areas and even attempted to breach Russia’s borders through proxies.
When asked if he thought it would be necessary to invade the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Mr. Putin replied that if the attacks persisted, Russia would demarcate its boundaries by reclaiming additional Ukrainian land in order to protect its own.
“I do not exclude that, bearing in mind the tragic events taking place today, we will be forced at some point, when we deem it appropriate, to create a certain ‘sanitary zone’ in the territories today under the Kyiv regime,” Mr Putin said, reports RTE.
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