Russia PM warns foreign offensive in Syria could spark 'world war'

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Source: AFP

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that if Arab forces entered the Syrian war they could spark a "new world war" and urged ceasefire talks instead.

Asked about proposals by some Arab countries to enter the conflict under a US command, Medvedev said, "that would be bad because ground offensives usually lead to wars becoming permanent".

"The Americans and our Arabic partners must think hard about this: do they want a permanent war?" he was quoted as telling the German Handelsblatt business daily in an interview.

"Do they really think they would win such a war very quickly? That's impossible, especially in the Arabic world. There everyone is fighting against everyone... everything is far more complicated. It could take years or decades."

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1. "let us do whatever we want or we'll start WW3"

this is Putin's version of compromise

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Wait, isn't Russia running a foreign offensive in Syria?

This is making my head hurt.