Moscow can very well understand Donald Trump's 'world war three is coming' remarks

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned of a possible outbreak of World War III.

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According to the US presidential candidate, the offensive of the Ukrainian troops is in fact another sign indicating that World War III is closer than ever.

"Look at what's happening in Ukraine. They're surging into Russia. You're going to have World War 3,” he said a few hours after attending a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery.

Commenting on Trump's speech, the Kremlin said that Moscow could understand his words.

"Such forays as in the Kursk region are, of course, acts that escalate tensions to the limit. Therefore, there is reason for concern, and in this case, such alarmist statements can be treated with understanding," Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

US believes that Trump will try to end the conflict in Ukraine

Co-chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight Jamie Raskin said earlier that Trump, if he wins the US presidential election, will try to end the conflict in Ukraine. In his opinion, Donald Trump is capable of ending the hostilities, even if it means making concessions to Russia.

Trump has criticized the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the conflict with Russia before. He said that the Russian military could fight well in winter conditions.

"Russia's a great winter fighter,” Trump said. "They beat Germany and they beat Napoleon. They're not easy to beat. And they are a massive military, and Ukraine isn't. But Ukraine has us giving them a lot of money.”

According to his calculations, Kyiv received about $250 billion in aid from Washington.

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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. His father named him president of his real estate business in 1971. Trump renamed it the Trump Organization and reoriented the company toward building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. After a series of business failures in the late 1990s, he launched side ventures, mostly licensing the Trump name. From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice. He and his businesses have been plaintiffs or defendants in more than 4,000 legal actions, including six business bankruptcies.

Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery was established on May 13, 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the U.S. federal government from the private ownership of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday.