World War III / WW3 / Third World War

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Opinion

How to sleepwalk into World War 3: the manual

The Free World’s repeated failure to respond with strength to Russia’s acts of aggression has emboldened the Kremlin, allowing Putin to revive Russia’s imperial ambitions, destabilize Europe, and threaten global peace. The true cost of inaction far exceeds the cost of helping Ukraine to victory.

byAlya Shandra

Former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi. Photo: Zaluzhnyi via Facebook

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Latest news Ukraine

Zaluzhnyi: World War III started in 2024

Former Ukrainian Armed Forces chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi warned in a stark assessment on the Russo-Ukrainian War being a watershed moment for global security.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Latest news Ukraine

61% of Americans believe in another world war, only 9% willing to serve if called

Besides 68% of Americans believe that a future world war would likely involve nuclear weapons.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Why arming Ukraine won’t cause World War Three: expert opinion

For American servicemen based in California, it was an ordinary task. They simply loaded towed M777 howitzers and…

byYuriy Prymachuk

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Garry Kasparov: If Putin’s nuclear blackmail works against Ukraine, he will use it next in Poland or Estonia

Putin’s nuclear blackmail against Ukraine has been working so far I cannot say with certainty that Putin will…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Opinion

World War Three has already begun

The West fears World War Three. But it has already begun. On the second day after Russia’s invasion…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Putin’s approach to Ukraine threatens entire international order and must be reversed, Skobov says

As hard as it is to imagine in the 21st century, Vladimir Putin is perfectly prepared to go…

byPaul A. Goble

The Russian Army. Photo: social networks.

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‘In Russia today, I see a country preparing for a major war,’ Pastukhov says

Russia today, Vladimir Pastukhov says, is “a country preparing for a major war,” because Vladimir Putin understands that…

byPaul A. Goble

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Putin’s shift on Skripal case makes a broader war more likely, Pastukhov says

By insisting that Skripal deserved his fate rather than simply denying that Moscow had anything to do with…

byPaul A. Goble

Russia's military aggression in the Donbas devastated and empoverished Ukrainian territories under the Russian occupation (Image: Novosti Segodnia)

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Falling ratings even more likely to lead Putin to large war than they were before 2014, Larionov says

Over the last three months, the ratings of Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities have fallen by almost…

byPaul A. Goble

Russian paratroopers (the VDV) arriving to board a military transport plane. Image: stat.mil.ru

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Latest military exercise shows ‘Kremlin is actively preparing for a world war,’ Felgenhauer says

Moscow’s announcement that it will soon conduct its largest military exercise since 1981 “means only one thing,” Pavel…

byPaul A. Goble

Despite its backwardness in other things, Putin's Russia is heavily militarized and ready for imperialist aggression all over the world, whether it's a neighboring country, like Georgia or Ukraine, or a remote one, like Syria. (Image: TTOLK.ru)

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If Russia isn’t forced to return Crimea to Ukraine, major war becomes inevitable, Skobov says

If Moscow isn’t compelled to return Crimea to Ukraine, a major pillar of the international system that has…

byPaul A. Goble

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Trump’s challenging of broad consensus on Crimea will lead to a broader war, Skobov says

Even if Donald Trump doesn’t recognize as legitimate Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea, the US president’s hints that…

byPaul A. Goble

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Russia is preparing for big war and with each new conflict increases its capabilities, Shmulyevich says

The best explanation for Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria has been the improvement of the capabilities of the…

byPaul A. Goble

Russian kindergarten children holding Kalashnikov assault rifles, grenades and grenade launchers after a "patriotism" lesson in St. Petersburg, Russia, February 2015 (Image: social media)

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Putin’s preparations for war reflect total bankruptcy of his system, Melnikov says

Recent days have featured a drumbeat of developments suggesting Russia is preparing for war: Moscow has boosted its…

byPaul A. Goble

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History of Ukraine

Kyiv during World War II and today: photocollage

Seventy-four years ago, on 6 November 1943, the Soviet army expelled the Nazi occupiers from Kyiv. Stalin ordered…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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How Trump can avoid WWIII

When the US does not want to draw closer to the world, the world draws closer to the…

byVitaly Portnikov

An industrial robot at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. (Image: Photnart, Wikimedia Commons)

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Protectionism won’t stop rise of robots but rather accelerate it, destabilizing the world, Portnikov says

Playing to his base, US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose restrictions on immigration and imports; but…

byPaul A. Goble

People in front of the American flag in Times Square in New York City (Image: Ilya Varlamov / zyalt.livejournal.com)

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Russia is losing the ‘real’ World War 3, Varlamov says

Historically, wars were fought over territory; in the 20th century, they were mostly about resources; today, they are…

byPaul A. Goble

Although Russia formed a tank army using mercenaries in the Donbas and commanded by Russian military regulars, a big war before the end of the year is unlikely. (Image: RIAN)

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Putin likely to expand Russian invasion of Ukraine in January, Felgenhauer says

Rumors and fears about the possibility of a third world war between Russia and the West have become…

byPaul A. Goble