​​George Soros highlights WW3 risk in his recent piece in Project Syndicate. 

Humanity is now just one minute to midnight

The last time a nuclear conflict came so close was during the height of the cold war in 1962.

Whatsmore as George Soros highlights WW3 risk the US public appears to have resigned their fate to another major war.

One in three Americans is now in favor of US military action in Ukraine, even if it risks nuclear confrontation with Russia, according to Pew Research.

“After receiving a green light from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine to reclaim the old Russian empire. But both leaders appear to have misjudged the situation, raising the prospect of a global catastrophe – unless they are removed from power,” wrote George Soros

“After receiving a green light from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine to reclaim the old Russian empire”

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George Soros highlights WW3 risk and he believes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already triggered WW3

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 was the beginning of a third world war that has the potential to destroy our civilization. The invasion was preceded by a long meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4 – the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations and the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. At the end of that meeting, the two men released a 5,000-word, carefully drafted document announcing a close partnership between their two countries. The document is stronger than any treaty and must have required detailed negotiations in advance,” he wrote.

George Soros highlights WW3 risk citing Putin’s previous wars 

“I don’t know Putin personally, but I have watched his rise very closely, aware of his ruthlessness. He reduced the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, to rubble, just as he is currently threatening to do to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv,” he wrote. 

“Approaching the age of 70, Putin feels that if he is going to make his mark on Russian history, it is now or never. But his concept of Russia’s role in the world is warped. He seems to believe that the Russian people need a Czar whom they can follow blindly,” he added.

“Approaching the age of 70, Putin feels that if he is going to make his mark on Russian history, it is now or never”

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Could George Soros highlight the WW3 risk view be overblown?

George Soros said China giving a green light view on Ukraine’s war is inflammatory, bearing in mind that China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently said that Beijing is ‘not party’ in the Russia-Ukraine war. 

Moreover, reports that Russia asked China for military support were described as fake news. 

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman had previously dismissed the reports as “malicious” US disinformation. 

“Meanwhile, Xi seems to have realized that Putin has gone rogue,” wrote George Soros

“Xi called French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to say that he supported their peacemaking efforts,” he added. 

“It is far from certain that Putin will accede to Xi’s wishes. We can only hope that Putin and Xi will be removed from power before they can destroy our civilization,” he added. 

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