Putin says if World War Three is underway

Moscow will always respond to any escalation by the West, the Russian president has stressed

The nuclear threat level is rising globally, but there is no need to scare people with talk of World War Three, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

During an interview published by Russia 1 TV journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, Putin was asked if the extensive involvement of the US in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine meant that WWIII has already begun.

“You know, one should not scare people,” the president replied. However, he added that “there are many dangers, and they keep increasing.”