Putin ally says Ukraine risks dragging the West into a major war with Russia

16/5/2024 17:49

        The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament warned that Ukraine was dragging the United States and Europe into a major global war and on Thursday urged Western leaders to act responsibly to avoid a catastrophe.
        
        President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russia is now advancing along the front line in Ukraine.
        
        "The Kyiv regime is dragging the United States and European countries into a big war," said Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, who is a close ally of Putin's and a member of Russia's Security Council.
        
        He said that Ukrainian lawmakers were trying to convince the United States to allow Kyiv to use U.S.-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory.
        
        "This path leads to a tragedy that can affect all of humanity," Volodin said. "Western politicians need to realise their responsibility and do everything to avoid bringing the situation to a global catastrophe."