The Republican presidential candidate has pledged to defuse global tensions if elected in November

The US is dangerously close to sliding into World War III within months due to the policies of the administration of President Joe Biden, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said.

Speaking at a campaign rally on Saturday in California, a Democratic Party stronghold, Trump claimed that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track. The former president said, however, that he has an even more pressing concern.

”We got a problem. I actually worry about the next three months… I worry we’ll end up in a world war because of the people that we have [in the administration],” he said.

Trump promised that if he is elected president in November, he would “act with urgency and speed to save America and to rescue the people of California from [Democratic nominee] Kamala Harris’ atrocious failures.”

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He added that during his time in office, he “kept… [the] country safe, we had no wars.”

“I’ll keep you out of wars… I will end [the] war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East, and I will prevent very definitely World War III,” he said.

The Republican has repeatedly promised to end the Ukraine conflict within 24 hours of being elected, before even being sworn into office, although the details of the plan remain largely unknown. According to his running mate, J.D. Vance, Trump could start talks with Russia, Ukraine, and European stakeholders to establish a demilitarized zone along the current front line, with Kiev agreeing to stay out of NATO.

Harris, who has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, has criticized Trump’s approach, claiming that he would essentially force Kiev to surrender.

The Kremlin has also expressed skepticism about the Republican’s promises of peace, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggesting that he does not “think there is a magic wand” that can stop the fighting overnight.

In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would immediately agree to a ceasefire and start peace talks if Kiev began withdrawing troops from the Russian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, and committed to neutrality. Later, he also signaled that a precondition for talks also includes the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Russia’s Kursk Region.