Russia warns that Ukraine’s entry into NATO would lead to World War III

The deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, Alexander Venediktov, has warned that Ukraine’s entry into NATO would lead to World War III and stressed that the member states of the Alliance “understand the suicidal nature of this step”.

“kyiv is well aware that this step would imply moving on to World War III. Apparently, they seek to generate informational noise and draw attention to themselves,” Venediktov said in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS.

“Given that many members of the kyiv regime are out of touch with reality, I would not be surprised if someone expected the country to be admitted to NATO”, he pointed out, before adding that Moscow “is aware” that “despite the claims about their non-involvement in the events in Ukraine, the actions of the Westerners show that they are part of the conflict.

Thus, he stressed that Ukraine’s entry into NATO “would automatically give a new nuance to the involvement of the West (in the war), given that Article 5 would come into application”, referring to the clause on collective defense in the event military attack against one of the members of the Alliance.

Venediktov has stressed that while some European countries have supported the kyiv initiative, “the most serious powers and even Brussels have reacted to this initiative without enthusiasm and immediately issued the standard bloc of arguments about non-compliance with bloc standards.” and the existence of territorial disputes”. “In any case, Russia’s position remains unchanged. Ukraine’s accession to NATO or any other alliance formed under the auspices of the United States is unacceptable,” he stressed.