Veteran philanthropist tells World Economic Forum civilisation ‘may not survive’ what is coming
Larry ElliottEconomics editorTue 24 May 2022 14.24 EDT
Russia’sinvasion of Ukrainethreatens to be the “beginning of the third world war” that could spell the end of civilisation, the veteran philanthropist and former financier George Soros has warned.
In aferocious attackon Vladimir Putin andChina’sXi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros warned that autocratic regimes were in the ascendant and the global economy was heading for a depression.
Soros, who has become a hate figure for the hard right in the US, also heavily criticised the former German chancellorAngela Merkelfor cosying up to Moscow and Beijing.
With the mood in Davos already downbeat due to the war inUkraine…
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