[HIGHLIGHTS] War instead of a special military operation.. Where is Russia heading?

War instead of a special military operation.. Where is Russia heading?.

Academician Alexei Arbatov does not rule out that the military conflict will escalate to a more dangerous stage after Peskov's statements. The director of the Forecast Center explains that Russia is now facing a new and different scope of military action, which may begin with information and diplomatic preparations to strike NATO targets. Warning that this could basically mean the beginning of World War III. The academic concludes that the West has already transformed the conflict into the first stage of war.