UN Chief Fears Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Turn Into ‘Wider War’
Antonio Guterres says the world is heading toward a
wider war with 'its eyes wide open
by Dave DeCamp Posted
on February 6, 2023
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
warned Monday that the world is heading toward a “wider war” as the
conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate.
“The Russian invasion of Ukraine is inflicting untold
suffering on the Ukrainian people, with profound global implications. The
prospects for peace keep diminishing,” Guterres told the UN General
Assembly.
“I fear the world is not sleepwalking into a wider
war. I fear it is doing so with its eyes wide open,” he added.
Guterres’ comments come as the US and its allies
continue to escalate military aid for Ukraine, bringing NATO and Russia closer
to a direct clash, which could quickly spiral into a nuclear war.
The UN chief is the latest world leader to warn that
the war in Ukraine could spark a global conflict. Even Western officials in
charge of the policy of flooding Ukraine with weapons have recognized the risk.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned in December that
he feared “the war in Ukraine will get out of control, and spread into a major
war between NATO and Russia.” He said that when things go wrong, “they can go
horribly wrong.”
President Biden said in October that the world was closer to “nuclear
armageddon” than at any time since the 1962 Cuban
Missile Crisis. Despite the realization, his administration has continued to
test Russia’s red lines.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists believes the risk of
nuclear war is higher now than at any time during the Cold War. The group placed their Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to
midnight, the closest it has ever been.
The Rand Corporation, a Pentagon-funded think tank
that has been shaping US policies for decades, recognized in a recently issued
report titled “Avoiding a Long War” that
a protracted conflict brings a greater risk of nuclear war.
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