Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call on NATO to carry out preemptive strikes against Russia is a call to start a “world war”, the Kremlin’s spokesman said, writes aa.com.tr.

"Such statements are nothing more than a call to start another world war with unpredictable monstrous consequences”, - Dmitry Peskov told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, urging the international community not to remain silent over Zelensky’s remarks.

Peskov further claimed that the US and UK are “de facto in control of Kiev’s actions” and therefore should be held responsible for the actions and statements of Zelensky and his administration.

Zelensky’s remarks came during a video interview with the Lowy Institute in Australia.