WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia has led world to brink of World War Three, says Zelensky

President points to ties between Kremlin and Iran and also thanks ‘brave men and women’ putting themselves in danger to report the war at a meeting with Lachlan Murdoch
George Grylls
, Defence Correspondent
The Times
President Zelensky paid tribute to journalists covering the war as he met Lachlan Murdoch, chief executive of Fox Corp
President Zelensky paid tribute to journalists covering the war as he met Lachlan Murdoch, chief executive of Fox Corp
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS
George Grylls
, Defence Correspondent
The Times

Russia has led the world to the brink of World War Three, President Zelensky has said.

The Ukrainian president accused Moscow of “lighting fires” around the world, exporting conflicts everywhere from the Balkans to the Middle East.

In an interview with The Sun, Zelensky accused President Putin of supporting the murderous assault launched by Hamas against Israel on October 7 and said that the outbreak of war in the Middle East “doesn’t help” Ukraine.

He pointed to the strengthening ties between Russia and Iran — which has been supplying Moscow with kamikaze drones while simultaneously supporting Hamas — as evidence of the Kremlin’s involvement in the conflict.

Zelensky also warned of Russian attempts to meddle in the Balkans after Nato was forced to send troops