Former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zarzhny believes that World War III is underway, adding that the direct involvement of Russia’s allies in the conflict also indicates the same.
“I absolutely believe that in 2024 it will be possible to believe that World War III has begun,” Zarzhiny said in a speech at Ukraine’s UP100 awards ceremony.
Zarzhiny, who currently serves as Ukraine’s special envoy to the UK, pointed to the direct involvement of Russia’s authoritarian allies as a key factor in the war’s global spread.
“North Korean soldiers are standing in front of Ukraine. Let’s be honest. Already in Ukraine, Iranian ‘Shahidis’ are openly killing civilians without shame,” he continued. , emphasized that North Korean military and Chinese weapons are now actively contributing. To war.
Mr. Zarzhny called on Ukraine’s allies to take decisive action and prevent the conflict from spreading beyond its borders. “It is still possible to stop it here, on Ukrainian territory. But for some reason our partners do not want to understand this. It is clear that Ukraine already has too many enemies,” he warned. did.
His comments come as tensions rise as the Russian government reportedly deploys more than 10,000 North Korean troops to the Kursk region and leverages Iranian drones and other advanced weapons against Ukraine. It was served inside.
“Ukraine will survive with technology, but it is unclear whether it can win this battle alone,” Zarzhny said.
His speech also came at a time when Russia used hypersonic ballistic missiles in Dnipro, an attack that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned as a serious escalation. “This is a clear and serious escalation of the scale and brutality of this war,” Zelenskiy said.
Valery Zarzhny remains an important voice in Ukraine’s military and political discourse, despite his dismissal earlier this year. He was once praised for thwarting Russia’s first invasion in February 2022, but tensions with President Zelenskiy led to his ouster. He was replaced by General Oleksandr Shirushkyi, reportedly due to closer alignment with Zelenskiy’s strategy.
