The head of Ukraineβs National Security and Defense Council has claimed a third world war is already underway, with the Moscow-Kiev conflict pulling in countries far beyond the region.
Speaking at the Kiev Security Forum on Tuesday, Aleksey Danilov argued that NATO needs Ukraine as a member, as global turbulence is set to continue. βWeβre going to strengthen the alliance,β he insisted.
βIf somebody thinks that World War III hasnβt started then itβs a huge mistake. It has already begun. It had been underway in a hybrid period for some time and has now entered an active phase,β he said.
Sitting on stage beside former CIA Director General David Petraeus, Danilov said that βif somebody thinks that it [the conflict in Ukraine] is about settling the scores between Kiev and Moscow then itβs a mistake. Things are much more complicated.β
