US EditionConflict potential growing, Putin expresses concern about global tensions
RUSSIA, JUN 20 – Putin warns escalating conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East risk triggering a third world war and highlights ongoing diplomatic talks with Iran and Israel, officials said.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the St. Petersburg forum on June 20, 2025, expressing concern over rising global conflict potential, especially in Ukraine and the Middle East.
- Putin linked the tensions to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, NATO’s eastward expansion disregarding Russian security, and escalating Israel-Iran discord involving nuclear issues.
- He reiterated his belief in the unity of Russians and Ukrainians as a single people, asserting that the entire territory of Ukraine belongs to them, cautioned against Ukraine’s potential use of a dirty bomb, and emphasized that Russia will respond to any threats with equivalent measures.
- Putin noted active daily contacts and proposals with Israeli and Iranian counterparts, affirmed defending Iran's peaceful nuclear rights, and hoped Israel’s assassination threat against Iran’s leader 'remains just rhetoric.'
- He emphasized the need for peaceful conflict resolution amid disturbing global tensions and stated that Russian specialists continue building reactors in Iran’s Bushehr despite the risks.
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Moscow. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin acknowledged this Friday that he fears a third world war by saying: “I worry. I say it without any irony or joking. There is a great potential for conflict that is growing. And it happens in our noses, it concerns us directly, the conflict we suffer in Ukraine, what happens in the Middle East.”
Russia's President Vladimir Putin admitted this Friday to being "very concerned" about the possible outbreak of a third world war due to the situation around Ukraine and Iran's nuclear facilities. On the other hand, he was triumphant in the conflict he started in 2022 and said that "all Ukraine is ours.""I worry. I say it without any irony and no jokes. There is a great potential for conflict that is growing (...
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