RUSSIA must get ready for World War Three and must not be “shy” to fight the West, Vladimir Putin’s chief crony has warned.
Warmonger Aleksey Zhuravlyov, a top Russian MP, said the male population must prepare to face a devastating global war in the next three years.
Senior Russian MP Aleksey Zhuravlyov asked Russia to prepare for World War Three[/caption]
Putin has also threatened to spark World War Three[/caption]
A Russian soldier fires a Msta-B howitzer toward a Ukrainian position on the Russian–Ukrainian border[/caption]
Beating the drums of war, the hardliner, who serves as the deputy head of the parliamentary defence committee, added that Moscow should not shy away from waging a war against the West.
And he warned the West – especially Europe – to ramp up its military strength and be ready to fight a war with Russia.
Zhuravlyov said: “It is necessary to prepare the male population and, naturally, to defend the homeland [Russia].
“Europe explains to us that in 2028-2029 [it and its allies] will be ready to go to war with Russia. We should talk about this and not be shy about it.
“If a war happens, we must have effective military commissions, and mobilisation reserves, and they must be clearly prepared.
Zhuravlyov, 62, is an MP for the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party and a TV propagandist.
He is under heavy Western sanctions for supporting Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
This is not the first time that a Putin stooge has threatened to spark a devastating war with the West.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev previously warned that Russia would be ready to use nuclear weapons and trigger World War Three if provoked.
Medvedev, Putin’s second-in-command on the Kremlin’s security council, chillingly claimed the West is mistaken in believing the dictator would never “cross a certain line.”
Medvedev said: “If we are talking about the existence of our state, as the president of our country has repeatedly said, we simply will not have any choice.”
He further blasted that the US and West were “wrong” in thinking Putin wouldn’t turn to nuclear weapons if NATO sought to inflict a defeat on Russia in the Ukraine war.
He continued: “If the new [US] leader is going to be fiercely dedicated to adding fuel to the fire of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it will be a very bad choice.
“It’s really a road to World War Three. Whoever decides to continue the war will be making a very dangerous mistake.”
Putin himself threatened World War Three when he said Nato would be engaging with Russia directly if the US and UK allowed Ukraine to fire their Storm Shadow and ATACMS missiles over enemy lines.
He said: “This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict… It would mean that Nato countries are at war with Russia.”
But Ukraine has been using US ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv to sign a historic 100-year pact with Ukraine.
The PM, making his first trip to Kyiv since entering No 10, will likely face questions today over whether British troops will be involved in policing any peace deal.
But his main focus will be revealing the 100-year Partnership to rebuild Ukraine with the aid of British firms and private sector loans.
Sir Keir said there are “unbreakable bonds” between the UK and Ukraine.
The UK is the “preferred partner” for the Kyiv government to rebuild its crippled energy system as well as mine critical minerals and produce greener steel.
The deal will also see coordination in policing the Baltic Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea from Russia, as well as developing drone and space tech together.
Sir Keir Starmer being briefed by his military assistant on a train bound for Kyiv[/caption]
The PM is greeted by Ukrainian officials and the British ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris, right, in Ukraine[/caption]
UKRAINE’S BRAVE PUSH
It comes after Ukraine surged a mile and a half beyond the Russian frontline in a lightning counter-blitz.
In the new brave push, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Russian army in several directions in the region, Kyiv’s Centre for Combating Disinformation (CCD) said.
Ukraine’s surprise attack inside the Kursk region reversed weeks of grinding losses.
Kyiv lost roughly half the 1,000 square kilometres which it seized in a surprise attack in August.
Pictures suggested its troops advanced 1.7 miles towards the town of Bolshoye Soldatskoye last week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops managed to counter the oncoming Russian siege on Makhnovka in a move that is said to leave Putin humiliated over the losses.
Vlad has managed to call in over 10,000 reinforcements from his tyrannical pal over in North Korea, claiming Ukraine and the West.
This has drastically bolstered his ranks despite many of the foreign fighters being heavily under-trained.
MEATGRINDER WAR
Putin has been losing a record number of soldiers every day in his meatgrinder war.
Russia suffered its deadliest day of the war in December after pushing thousands of North Korean troops to the frontlines to fight against Ukraine.
Putin’s army has lost more than 2,200 troops in just 24 hours, but the brutal dictator is hellbent on sending more men to the meatgrinder war.
This brings the total casualties on the Russian side to 770,420, according to the Russian media outlet Pravda.
Almost 20,000 drones, 10,000 tanks and hundreds of warships, planes and helicopters have all been eliminated from the dictator’s arsenal, Kyiv has claimed.
Russia’s staggering death toll marks the Russian tyrant’s most damaging period of his over 1,000-day-old conflict so far.
The previous highest was 2,000 on November 29.
Troops from Pyongyang have suffered “several hundred” casualties while fighting in the last few weeks, according to the White House and US military.
One US official said: “Several hundred casualties is our latest estimate that the DPRK has suffered.
“This includes everything from… light wounds up to being KIA [killed in action].”
President Zelensky claimed some 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or maimed fighting for Russia.
Ukrainian troops have valiantly defended Kursk in recent months[/caption]
Ukrainian forces in a firefight in Kursk region with Russians[/caption]
Ukrainians seen guarding captured Russians in the Kursk region[/caption]
Fears loom of World War Three
IT is believed the world is closer to a full-fledged global war than it ever was since World War Two.
It’s been almost three years since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine and tensions between Russia and the West continue to rise.
Many fear the crisis in Ukraine could still develop into a wider armed conflict, with officials warning that further escalation could see the bloodiest conflict in Europe since WW2 if resulting in nuclear war.
Fears are that madman Putin could launch a devastating attack on Nato countries that would force the West to defend its allies – ultimately plunging the world into crisis.
North Korea is also ready to pounce on the West as Putin’s alliance with deranged leader Kim Jong-Un continues to grow.
What would happen if World War 3 started?
With the advancement of technology and modern weaponry, World War 3 could be the deadliest of all wars ever fought in the history of mankind.
We could see unparalleled levels of suffering, the displacement of millions, severe food insecurity, and disruption to essential services.
It is predicted that in the event of a nuclear war between the US and Russia, an estimated 99 per cent of the population in the belligerent countries, as well as Europe and China, would die.
Other attacks across the globe could result in catastrophic events – upending the structure of society completely.