Ukraine’s admission to NATO could trigger a third world war, the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Alexander Venediktov, warned on Thursday.
In an interview with the Russian state-owned news agency Tass, Venediktov said that NATO itself is fully aware of the consequences of Ukraine being accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Ukraine’s application for a fast-track NATO membership is “rather a propaganda move,” Venediktov claimed. “Kyiv is well aware that such a step would mean a guaranteed escalation to a World War Three.”
“Apparently, that’s what they are counting on—to create informational noise and draw attention to themselves once again,” Venediktov noted….