"Putin's Warning: Russia-NATO Conflict Could Lead to World War 3"

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of the potential for World War Three if a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance were to occur, following his landslide victory in the Russian election. He expressed concerns about the deepening crisis in relations with the West due to the Ukraine war and criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks about the possibility of deploying ground troops in Ukraine. Putin also dismissed U.S. and Western criticism of the election and addressed the fate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, stating that he had agreed to a prisoner swap deal before Navalny's death.