Ukraine’s former military commander Valery Zaluzhny has stated that Russia’s allies in the war on Ukraine amount to a global conflict, likening it to World War III. According to Zaluzhny, soldiers from North Korea and Iranian forces are now fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. He attributed this escalation to the involvement of autocratic Russia, drawing parallels between current events and past global conflicts.
Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/ww3-officially-begun-ukraine-ex-top-general-valery-zaluzhny