Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a question about the possibility of a violent conflict between Russia and the West by describing the current situation as above. Having brought up the threat of nuclear war periodically during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian leader mentioned World War III due to French President Emmanuel Macron mentioning a possibility of sending NATO troops into Ukraine. Most recently, Macron said that the French army might have to stage a direct intervention if the Russian forces were to march toward Kyiv or O