Russia's war against Ukraine is an 'extremely transformative' event that could potentially spark other conflicts around the world.

Fiona Hill, former director of the US National Security Council on Russia, told Business Insider about this.. She admitted that people are afraid of talking about the Third World War. But what is happening in Ukraine is already one of those wars “at the change of eras”. And there were many such in the history of Europe.

According to the expert, the Russian invasion has already led to “global consequences” that go far beyond Ukraine and Russia or even NATO and EU countries.. Hill pointed to crises in food security, in the global energy market, and " Could Russia's war against Ukraine lead to conflict between large states According to Hill, there is always such a risk..

“In this matter, I want to be very careful, because, of course, Putin wants us to believe that this is a proxy war with NATO.. He tells everyone about it, but in reality it is a war of conquest,” she stressed..

However, she added that there was a serious risk that Russian aggression would “ignite other conflicts, like the Arab Spring did.”.

“The Arab Spring was triggered by rising food prices due to food shortages, as well as rising inflation and unemployment. If Putin's war against Ukraine complicates the problems we already had due to COVID-19 and other events, this complication could fuel conflicts elsewhere. And they will not necessarily be between large states,” Hill said..

Business Insider reminds that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a global energy crisis. Europe is heavily dependent on Russian gas and oil. However, in response to Russian aggression, the EU imposed a partial embargo on oil imports from Russia.. In addition, Moscow itself stopped supplies through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.. And there is a growing fear that the flow of fuel due to this " Western countries accuse Putin of using energy to blackmail them. Meanwhile, Russia's war against Ukraine has ignited a food crisis around the world.. Experts are convinced that the famine is part of a deliberate strategy by the Kremlin, which wants to sow chaos and thus put pressure on Western governments to surrender and comply with all its demands..

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" From many points of view, this is a war at the change of eras..

It forms a whole set of interactions,” Hill explained, pointing out that Putin “runs between Iran and Turkey and also talks China into helping him,” while threatening Russian nuclear weapons..

“This conflict already has global dimensions,” Hill says..

The consequences of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine are affecting a growing number of countries. However, according to Hill, the goal that Putin pursues in this war has not changed, despite the fact that the Russian army was unable to occupy Kyiv and suffered heavy losses..

“Putin wants to somehow find a way to subdue Ukraine,” says American expert.