Global Web Report After announcing that Russia's "most-favored-nation treatment" would be cancelled, on March 11, local time, Biden said that sentence again.
Biden delivered a speech on the same day, announcing that the United States will take simultaneous actions with the Group of Seven (G7) and the European Union to revoke the "most-favored-nation treatment" (also known as "permanent normal trade relations treatment") enjoyed by Russia. According to the US "Capitol Hill" report, Biden also said on the same day that the United States and NATO allies will not fight Russia in Ukraine.
"Capitol Hill" reported that after announcing the sanctions against Russia, Biden said, "We will continue to stand with our European allies and send a clear and unmistakable message. We will use a united and inspired NATO's message. Full force to defend every inch of NATO (membership) territory."
However, Biden said, "We will not be fighting Russia in Ukraine. If there is a direct conflict between NATO and Russia, it will be World War III, and this is what must be done to prevent that from happening."
This isn't the first time Biden has spoken about World War III in recent days. According to news from the Russian Satellite News Agency, Fox News and other media on February 27, in an interview on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in a program broadcast by US media on the 26th, Biden believed that the United States has two choices. "The Third World War", in addition to sanctions against Russia.
Later, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov mentioned Biden's remarks about sanctions and "World War III" in an interview published by Qatar Al Jazeera on February 27. Lavrov warned that in the event of a "third world war" it would be a "devastating nuclear war".
