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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk pose with a request for fast-track membership in the NATO military alliance in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 30, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
Ukraine’s admission to NATO could trigger a third world war, the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Alexander Venediktov, warned on Thursday.
In an interview with the Russian state-owned news agency Tass, Venediktov said that NATO itself is fully aware of the consequences of Ukraine being accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
