US president Donald Trump has warned that the current global situation could lead to “World War III very easily” if efforts to reach peace in Ukraine failed.

Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that the current global situation could easily escalate into “World War III very easily” if peace efforts in Ukraine fail. Speaking to the Justice Department, the US president described such a conflict as “a war like no other”, but remained optimistic about his chances of securing a peace deal with Putin, stating “we’re in pretty good shape”. He also asserted that Vladimir Putin holds “respect” for the United States and called on the Russian president to release Ukrainian soldiers “surrounded” in Kursk. Trump stated: “I think we’re doing well with Russia, we’re speaking with President Putin, we want to get the war over.”

He claimed that the US had sent nearly $350 billion to Europe, a figure significantly higher than the actual amount of US military aid to Ukraine. He continued: “We’ve had some very good calls today with Russia, and with Ukraine, they’ve agreed to a ceasefire if we can get it with Russia. And it’s not easy. It’s a tough one.”

He concluded by saying: “I think we have it, I think we have it, but this could lead to World War III, very easily, could very easily lead to World War III. But I think we’re in pretty good shape, a lot better than where we were before we got involved. That was heading into World War III territory, that would’ve been a war like no other because of nuclear weapons, and other types of weapons that you don’t even wanna know about.”, reports The Mirror.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2027536/donald-trump-world-war-iii-warns-could-still-happen