‘Putin is not bluffing… we are heading for disaster,’ Serbian president warns, while Poland says ‘the threat of global conflict is real’
Serbia’s president has issued a stark warning regarding the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, claiming Vladimir Putin is ‘not bluffing’ about the possible use of nuclear missiles.
According to Serbian publication NovostiPresident Aleksander Vucic, one of Putin’s allies who claims to know the Russian leader “very well,” told reporters: “Don’t think that anyone is bluffing anywhere, unfortunately no one is bluffing and unfortunately we are heading for a mild disaster.” ‘.
Vucic’s ominous comment comes after Ukraine carried out its first attack on Russian territory on Tuesday with a US-supplied long-range missile – just days after the Biden administration gave Kiev the green light despite fears it could escalate the conflict out of control.
Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday there is a real risk of a global conflict breaking out after Russia fired a hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile at a Ukrainian city.
Putin had said on Thursday that the attack was a response to the US and Britain allowing Kiev to attack Russian territory with advanced Western weapons, a move he said had given the conflict “elements of a global character”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the Russian missile attack a new escalation after the deployment of North Korean troops on Russian territory.
“The war in the east is entering a decisive phase, we feel that the unknown is approaching,” Tusk told a teachers’ conference.
‘The conflict is taking on dramatic proportions. The past dozens of hours have shown that the threat is serious and real when it comes to global conflict.”
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘not bluffing’ when asked about the possibility of him using nuclear missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech to the personnel and civilians of the Russian Armed Forces at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 21, 2024
A still image from a handout video made available by the Russian Ministry of Defense press service shows a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched as part of nuclear deterrent force exercises from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, northwest Russia, October 29, 2024
Poland, which borders Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, has been a leading voice calling on NATO members to spend more on defense, allocating 4.7% of its gross domestic product to strengthening its armed forces in 2025.
Russia said Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defense base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger, but Warsaw said “threats” from Moscow only strengthened the case for NATO defense.
Earlier today, Ukraine’s former military chief warned that World War III is already underway, with Vladimir Putin’s autocratic allies North Korea, Iran and China openly supporting his forces on the battlefield.
Valery Zaluzhny, now Ukraine’s envoy to Britain, said at the UP100 awards ceremony in Kiev: “I believe that in 2024 we can absolutely believe that World War III has started.”
The general said that from this year onwards, Ukraine will no longer face Russia. Soldiers from North Korea stand in front of Ukraine.’