Are we heading towards World War 3? Ukraine leader says we need to be careful
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has voiced the danger of the Ukraine conflict escalating into World War III as he presses his case for support from nations from Germany to the United States.
āIt seems to me that the Chancellor (Olaf Scholz) is aware of this risk,ā Zelenskiy said in an interview with German state broadcaster ARD on Sunday, adding that if Russia hit a NATO country, it would be āthe beginning of the Third World Warā.
Asked whether he was disappointed that Germany did not plan to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, Zelenskiy said he was only disappointed Germany had not played āthe role it should have played in the first occupation of Ukraineā.
Referring to the weakness of the Westās response to Russiaās invasion of Crimea in 2014 which was a precursor for Moscowās invasion in February 2022, he said it was not just about the German response.
āItās not just about Olaf Scholz,ā he said.
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āIt concerns European leaders and the US.ā
In the US, Zelenskiy said Ukraine has support from across the political divide.
āThere are individual Republicans who do not support Ukraine, but the vast majority of Democrats and Republicans support Ukraine,ā he said.
On whether a second term of Donald Trump in the White House would affect support for his country, he said US policy did not depend on a single person.
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