Oct. 10—Speaking at a rally in Mesa, Arizona, on Oct. 9, former U.S. President Donald Trump called on Russia and Ukraine to start immediate negotiations, otherwise the crisis may turn into World War III and cause global destruction.

Oct. 10—In response to the terrorist attack on the Kerch Strait bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a series of missile strikes across Ukraine, to deal a blow to infrastructure required to prosecute the war (and to warn of other potential targets—such as the SBU), to send a message that attacks on Russia itself will absolutely not be tolerated. If a tit-for-tat escalatory response continues, billions could perish in a nuclear exchange.

The escalation of the war in Ukraine is approaching the crossing of "red lines", which put us on the cusp of a nuclear World War III.