{
  "id": 13177031,
  "title": "Failure to support Ukraine will lead to World War III – Republican Congressman Crenshaw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/failure-to-support-ukraine-will-lead-to-world-war-iii-republican",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:06:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1217456.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Current U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence member Dan Crenshaw recently visited Kyiv as part of a congressional delegation. In a press conference, he stated that Ukraine is the one leading the world toward World War III, not the other way around. Crenshaw emphasized that supporting Ukraine is the right decision, benefiting both the United States and Europe. He argued that a world where wars of aggression are normalized cannot be normalized. Crenshaw dismissed concerns that supporting Ukraine could lead to World War III, instead insisting that failing to support Ukraine would pose a significant risk. He urged those doubters to envision a scenario where Putin had easily conquered Ukraine, with Russian forces positioned on the borders of NATO countries. Crenshaw argued that anyone believing Putin would stop at Ukraine was being naive. He described Putin as a dangerous and incompetent military commander, hoping to highlight Putin's incompetence and failure by supporting Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Dan Crenshaw, acurrentmember of the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Republican Party), stated during his visit to Kyiv as part of a congressional delegation that it is Ukraine that is leading to World War III, and not the other way around.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}