3/23/2023 0 Comments World war 3 news today![]() So, what happens on the streets of Kyiv, Mariupol and the Donbas region could influence political systems far beyond Ukraine and far into the future. It is worth recalling that World War II put an end to fascism, and that the Cold War put an end to orthodox communism, eventually even in China. Though this war is far from over, and Vladimir Putin may still find a way to prevail and come out stronger, if he doesn’t, it could be a watershed in the conflict between democratic and undemocratic systems. This has quickly turned into “the big battle” between the two most dominant political systems in the world today: free-market, “rule-of-law democracy versus authoritarian kleptocracy,” the Swedish expert on the Russian economy Anders Aslund remarked to me. ![]() While the battle on the ground that triggered World War Wired is ostensibly over who should control Ukraine, do not be fooled. In this war, which I think of as World War Wired, virtually everyone on the planet can either observe the fighting at a granular level, participate in some way or be affected economically - no matter where they live. And we have to continue to work at that.”ĭuring the annual exercise, called Steadfast Noon, NATO air forces will practise how to use US nuclear bombs based in Europe by conducting training flights without live weapons.Ĭancelling the drills because of the war in Ukraine would send a “very wrong signal”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.Almost six weeks into the war between Russia and Ukraine, I’m beginning to wonder if this conflict isn’t our first true world war - much more than World War I or World War II ever was. “I mean, that is the job of this alliance – to make sure that the 30 partners together are ready for what is thrown at us. “NATO’s meeting is all about making sure we are ready for anything,” he said. Meanwhile, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said NATO’s nuclear preparedness exercise, planned for next week, “is all about readiness.” On Wednesday, an unnamed senior NATO official told Reuters that a nuclear strike would “almost certainly be drawing a physical response from many allies and potentially from NATO itself”. The meeting is being held as global fears of nuclear warfare simmer after Putin’s thinly veiled threats about a nuclear attack and as Russian bombs increasingly pound Ukraine. Thursday’s schedule at NATO headquarters includes discussions on how to give a clear signal to industry to ramp up arms production both for internal needs and Ukraine’s defence. “It’s about being smart about the kind of response that can help corner Putin into his own failure and defeat without triggering the worst response.” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels “ are trying to get right is responding and pushing back Putin’s escalation, be it political or military, at the same time not setting off a chain of events that could lead to even worse escalation,” he said. He also announced the latest weapons and air defence systems Washington will provide Ukraine to help aid its war effort.įabrice Pothier, head of the political consultancy firm Rasmussen Global, told Al Jazeera that NATO members were attempting to balance their support for Ukraine without worsening an already fragile situation. “The suicidal nature of such a step is understood by NATO members themselves.”ĭuring Thursday’s talks, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said, “We are committed to defending every inch of NATO’s territory – if and when it comes to that.” “Kyiv is well aware that such a step would mean a guaranteed escalation to a World War III,” deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Alexander Venediktov, told the state TASS news agency. The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to defend “every inch” of NATO territory as closed-door discussions by the alliance’s Nuclear Planning Group got under way in Brussels.Īs members on Thursday pressed ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise, Russia bristled and issued warnings should Ukraine ever join NATO.
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