In spite of worldwide belief, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the possibility of a third world war.
Vladimir Putin has stressed the need for balance in addressing escalating global tensions and conflicts.
Speaking with journalist Pavel Zarubin on December 24, the Russian president cautioned against fear-mongering.
“There’s no need to scare anyone,” Putin spoke about third world war.
Putin also acknowledged growing dangers and accused Russia’s opponents of heightening tensions deliberately.
“If that’s what they want, let them escalate further. We will always respond to any challenge,” he said.
However, despite Putin’s reassurances of not pursuing a full-scale war, those close to him are convinced that he views the current conflict as a holy war and has long since passed the point of no return.
And the Russian ruler will settle for nothing less than the complete subjugation of Ukraine or the country’s destruction.
The terrifying scale of Putin’s war aims in Ukraine may seem unthinkable to most rational outside observers, but they make perfect sense when viewed through the prism of his toxic worldview.
Throughout his reign, Putin has been driven by a deep-seated resentment of Russia’s post-Soviet decline and a burning desire to revive the country’s superpower status. Far from wishing to reestablish the USSR, he embraces traditional Russian nationalism and dreams of recreating the autocratic empire of the Czars.
Putin has made no secret of his Ukraine obsession. Indeed, he has repeatedly sought to explain why he believes Ukrainian statehood is both an accident and a crime.
In a 7,000-word July 2021 essay entitled “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians,” Putin argued that Ukrainians were in fact Russians and dismissed the entire notion of a separate Ukrainian identity. “I am confident that true sovereignty of Ukraine is possible only in partnership with Russia,” he concluded.
