India, March 23 -- Can the war in Ukraine lead to World War III? It can if talk about an event presages its occurrence. The latest mention has been by Vladimir Putin, who said on March 18, 2024, that a direct conflict between Russia and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) would mean that the planet was one step away from World War III. He, however, had added that hardly anyone wanted any such scenario. Other Russian leaders have also mentioned the possibility. Alexander Venediktov, deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia, had said on October 13, 2022, that Ukraine's admission into NATO was guaranteed to escalate the conflict in that country into the third world war. Western countries have also been taking the danger of a ...