Putin “very concerned” at risk of World War II – but “where Russian soldier step…”

“Without irony or joke. There is a great potential for conflict that is growing,” warns the Russian President, who assured that he will not enter the war alongside Iran. But “all Ukraine is ours,” he said.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinadmitted this Friday to be “Very worried” With the possibility of a third world war due to conflicts in Iran and Ukraine and, at the same time, that claimed the possession of this neighboring country.

“I am worried. I say this without irony or joke. There is a great potential for conflict that is growing (…). The conflict we are living in Ukraine, which is happening in the Middle East and, of course, We are very concerned about what is happening around the nuclear facilities of Iran“The Russian leader said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

In an intervention broadcast on Russian television, Vladimir Putin commented that all these conflicts require not only Kremlin’s attention, “but also the search for solutions, decisions, preferably by peaceful means”.

Russia does not go to the war in Iran

Regarding his ally, Putin said Moscow fulfills all his commitments to the Islamic Republic, but pushed the Russian involvement away Next to Tehran on on a large scale since June 13, justified by Telavive with the need to stop the Iranian nuclear program.

“We always fulfill our commitments, and the same applies to Russian-Iranian relations. We support Iran in the struggle for his legitimate interests, including his struggle for a peaceful nuclear program,” he said, criticizing those who accuse him of not doing what was in his power to support Iran.

“What else should we do? Start some kind of military operation, or what?”, Putin questioned, adding that Kremlin “has its own military operations against those they consider enemies of the ideas they defend and those who represent threats to Russia.”

The Russian President said he does not seek the role of mediator in the conflict between Israel and Iran, but is “simply proposing ideas” to resolve the situation.

“If they are appealing to both countries, we’ll be happy,” Putin said, saying that he maintains contacts with Israel and his “Iranian friends” almost daily, after Moscow’s diplomacy considered Telavive’s justifications for his attacks on Iran as cynical.

Regarding the uncertainty expressed by US counterpart, Donald Trump about Washington’s participation in the conflict in support of Israel, the Russian leader He recommended Washington to keep his removalat risk of “unpredictable consequences”.

Similarly, he expressed confidence that Israel’s threats to a possible murder of Iran’s supreme leader there, Khamenei, continue to “rhetoric,” two days after telling journalists that “I didn’t even want to talk about this possibility.”

“All Ukraine is ours”

In his speech, the Russian President also referred to Ukraine and claimed the possession of the whole neighboring country, which he had in February 2022 invaded, in a conflict that has been persisted for more than three years and involved the Western military support to Kiev.

“I already said it many times, I consider the Russian and Ukrainian people the same people. In that sense, All Ukraine is ours“, He defended, citing“ an old rule ”to the moderator of the debate: “Where the boot of a Russian soldier Pisa, it’s ours.”

The Russian leader did not rule out the conquest of the region of Amountsin the northeast of Ukraine, where Moscow forces opened a combat front claiming that they intend to create a “safety zone”, which has already indicated to extend for 10 to 12 kilometers.

“We do not have this goal: to win Sumy. But in principle, I do not rule out,” said Putin, who stressed alerted Kiev on several occasions that if he did not stop his military operations, Moscow Conditions at the negotiation table would be increasingly demanding.

More than three years after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia requires recognition of the possession of the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, in the east of the country, and Zaporijia and Kherson, in the south, as well as the Crimea Peninsula, attached since 2014.

Moscow also intends that Kiev renounce his plans to join the NATO and the reinforcement of their military capabilities, conditions rejected by the Ukrainian authorities.