A top Putin ally has warned the West that it risks triggering a third World War if it allows Ukraine to carry on its assault of Russian territory.
Former KGB general Sergei Chemezov says the West needs to stop Ukraine . The CEO of Rostec said WW3 could break out if Ukraine carries on . Ukraine is currently attacking Russia 's Rostov region
'In a situation where the West, led by the United States, provokes war, we must be ready,' Chemezov, who served with Putin in East Germany in the KGB before the Soviet Union collapsed, said, adding: 'The third year of the special operation is under way, and Russia feels confident.' Read More Ukraine launches 'largest ever' drone attack on Moscow after Russia 'bombs Ukraine children's cafe' 'The further it goes, the greater the risk that the world will be drawn into a global conflict. It looks strange, but Western countries do not seem to understand just how fraught this is for them.'
The West, which has supplied Kyiv with large amounts of weapons, has consistently rejected Moscow's interpretation of the war and regards it as unprovoked land grab by Russia. Read More Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town Chemezov, 71, was placed under American and EU sanctions after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
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