Russian leader Vladimir Putin warned that society risks a return to world wars if there is no international effort to avoid it. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda conference on Wednesday, the Russian president offered a grim prediction and noted that the current era shows parallels to the 1920s and 1930s before the “catastrophic World War II.” “Nowadays such a heated conflict is not possible, I hope,” Putin said on Wednesday. “Because it will mean the end of our civilization.” He added: “But I’d like the reiterate that the situation might develop unpredictably and uncontrollably if we sit on our hands doing nothing to avoid it. There’s a possibility that we might experience an actual collapse in global development that might result in a fight of all against all.” Such a prospect, he said, would result in a “grim dystopia.” Wealth inequality, political polarization, and international tensions will exacerbate …