‘WWIII could end civilisation’ warns Putin as he uses annual TV phone in with Russian public to slam US over ‘missile strategy’ and reveals plans for a new space race and improved weaponry
Putin has been holding his annual televised phone-in with the Russian people
The Russian President warned that a third world war ‘could end civilisation’
Leader slammed America for ‘withdrawal from treaties on anti-ballistic missiles’
Warned of a new space race and said Russia could soon develop new weapons
By JULIAN ROBINSON
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 June 2018
Vladimir Putin has warned a third world war ‘could end civilisation’ as he addressed the prospect of a major global conflict.
The Russian President said the ‘threat of mutual destruction’ had always ‘prevented leading military powers from making hasty moves’.
But speaking on his annual TV phone-in with the Russian public, he then slammed the US, claiming its ‘withdrawal from treaties on anti-ballistic missiles is an attempt to put an end to strategic parity’.
He also warned of a new space race and suggested Russia will soon develop new weapons systems.
‘The understanding that a third world war could be the end of civilisation should restrain us from taking extreme steps on the international arena that are highly dangerous for modern civilisation,’ he said.
‘The threat of mutual destruction has always restrained participants of the international arena, prevented leading military powers from making hasty moves, and compelled participants to respect each other. U.S. withdrawal from treaties on anti-ballistic missiles is an attempt to put an end to strategic parity, but we will respond to this.’
‘We believe that the unilateral introduction of all kinds of sanctions does not resolve problems, it only worsens them.’
Putin also used the phone-in to address the country’s space station, insisting the Kremlin needed to ‘take many steps forward, including in the quality of our satellites, in the quality of our equipment, and we must return and maintain our competence in launches, there’s a lot of competition in this.’
‘Overall and in general, we have big and very ambitious plans for the development of our space program. I assure you were will continue down this path. It is no accident that we spent a lot on building a new space base in the east of our country.’
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