“Danger of World War III real” : Russia on arms supply to Ukraine

The war between Ukraine and Russian has come to an drastic situation where the “real” threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of Tuesday meeting between the United States and allies over sending further arms to war-torn Ukraine.

 

“The first step in winning is believing that you can win,” Austin told a group of journalists after meeting the Ukrainian leader

 

“We believe that we can win — they can win — if they have the right equipment, the right support.”

 

And on the invitation of the United States, 40 countries will also hold a security summit in Germany on Tuesday to discuss further arms to Ukraine — as well as to ensure the country’s longer-term security once the war is over.

 

But far from the diplomatic hustle and bustle, on the frontline, civilians continue to die in fighting raging across war-torn Ukraine.

 

“Ukraine is a crime scene. We’re here because we have reasonable grounds to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the court are being committed,” Karim Khan said at the time.

Meanwhile, the IMF warned that Asian nations, like the rest of the world, are being battered by the war, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions on Moscow driving up food and fuel prices worldwide.

 

“This is a challenging time for policymakers as they try to address pressures on growth and tackle rising inflation,” IMF official Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf wrote in a blog.

 

And the UN is set to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would require the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto in future.

 

“It is not directed against Russia,” said co-sponsor Liechtenstein’s ambassador Christian Wenaweser.

 

But its application “will shed light” on the use of the veto right and on the “blockages” within the Security Council, said one ambassador, on condition of anonymity.