The threat level is rising in the global arena, but there is no need to scare people by talking about World War III. This is what Russian President Vladimir Putin declared during an interview published by TV Russia 1 journalist, Pavel Zarubin, on Sunday. Putin was asked if the extensive involvement of the US in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine means that World War III has already begun. But he emphasized no.
"You should not scare people. However, I emphasize that there are many risks and they continue to grow. We see what our current opponents are doing. They are escalating the situation," Putin stressed.
Putin cited plans by US President Joe Biden's administration to drastically increase arms shipments to Ukraine during his final weeks in office.
"If they love it so much, if their lives are so bad, let the war escalate. Russia "will always respond to any challenge" coming from the West. And when our current adversaries - and perhaps potential partners - will finally listen to him, understand, it seems to me that at that moment he will understand that what is needed is to seek compromises," Putin declared.
Meanwhile, a fuel depot caught fire in Russia's western Oryol region after a Ukrainian drone strike.
"Thanks to the quick response, fortunately it was possible to prevent the consequences of the attack - the fire was quickly localized and is now completely extinguished," Governor Andrei Klychkov wrote on Telegram. For its part, Russia continues to advance in eastern Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, Russian armed forces took control of another city. The village of Kostiantynopolske in the Donetsk region was occupied. This cannot be independently verified. However, Russian troops have been advancing rapidly in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks.
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