Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that World War III may have already started amid the Russia–Ukraine conflict. When asked by NBC anchor Lester Holt about whether he believes a third world war has started, Zelensky responded that “nobody knows.” “Nobody knows whether [World War III] may have already started,” Zelensky told Holt, without elaborating. “And what is the possibility of this war if Ukraine will fall? It’s very hard to say.” The Ukrainian leader added that “we’ve seen this 80 years ago when the Second World War had started … nobody would be able to predict when the full-scale war would start,” claiming that the current conflict puts the “whole civilization at stake.” The invocation of World War III has become increasingly common since the start of the Feb. 24 invasion by both Russia and the West. Last week, President Joe Biden warned that getting directly involved in the …