World War 3 THREAT: Putin warned Russia NO MATCH for AMASSED NATO forces
RUSSIA would lose a war with NATO forces if the Syria crisis escalates into World War 3, Vladimir Putin has been warned.
By JAMIE MACWHIRTER
Express.co.uk
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Russia’s military forces are outnumbered and outmatched by the NATO presence in the Mediterranean and Russian leader Vladimir Putin should expect to lose if the situation in Syria escalates to World War 3, a former US diplomat has warned.
Dr Nabeel Khoury, who spent 25 years in the US Foreign Service, was speaking on BBC News about America’s expected response to the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Douma, which it blames on the Assad regime.
He said: “Putin does not want a war, because whatever Putin has on the ground, even with his S-400 system, he is no match for the force that is being amassed with the NATO armada already there in the Mediterranean.
“His forces are no match for that. He would lose a war in Syria.
“And he would not want to escalate into a full world war with nuclear weapons.”
He added: “Trump doesn’t also. Trump is very reluctant. He is being pushed into action by some of his military advisors, not all of them.
“But, frankly, Trump doesn’t want to end up in a big war. He has a fear of escalation. He also has a fear of Putin, this strange relationship between him and Putin which no one has fully analysed yet.
“This relationship stops Trump from even badmouthing Putin. So that even now, with the drums of war sounding off, he is giving a heads-up to Putin.”
US President Donald Trump is currently weighing up his response to the suspected poison gas attack that hit Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region of Syria, on Saturday, killing more than 60 and leaving hundreds more in need of medical attention.
He sparked fears of a major escalation on Monday when he rebuked Russia for its support of the Assad regime and suggested that American missiles were already on their way to Syria.
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