American pastor and politician Mark Burns, a supporter of President Donald Trump, shared his opinions in an interview with Antin Borkovskyi, host of Espreso TV.“You are absolutely correct, and this is exactly what so many of us are trying to prevent. It is pointing directly to World War III. President Trump saw this far ahead of most people. While some thought he was being soft on Russia, that is not true. He is no friend of Russia, and he is no friend of Vladimir Putin. He respects him as a leader, but he is not aligned with him. No sanctions placed on Russia by the United States have been lifted. We do not do business with Russia,” he said.The politician noted that the U.S. is currently engaged in a trade war with one of its strategic partners — India.“They are facing a 50% tariff. Their economy, with a GDP of $4.4 trillion, cannot sustain the loss of access to the U.S. market, which is valued at $32–34 trillion. Even though India is the second largest democracy in the world, they cannot match the power of the American economy. They need access to our markets. Russia and China cannot sustain India’s losses if America closes its markets, and most nations understand this reality,” Burns noted.The pastor addressed his Ukrainian brothers and sisters.“Look at the seriousness with which President Trump approaches even our own partners. If he is willing to impose tariffs on allies like India, imagine how firm he will be against our adversaries. China is not America’s friend. They are enemies of our markets, enemies of democracy, and they seek to dominate the world. That is why Russia, Iran, North Korea, India, and China are bundling together to form BRICS. Their aim is to weaken and eventually destroy what President Trump has rightly called the almighty dollar,” he said.The politician shared what he believes President Trump plans to do.“We will close off our markets to the rest of the world for those who continue to destroy and attack the innocent people of Ukraine. That is phase one. It is already working in some areas. Some, like India, are trying to be stubborn, but Prime Minister Modi will not be able to sustain this forever. His economy is already struggling, collapsing under pressure, and they are desperately looking for support elsewhere.Russia’s economy is collapsing as well, and that is even before the secondary sanctions that are just around the corner. The president has been doing his best to avoid having to activate them, but the time is near. Military force is our last resort,” Burns stated.The pastor assured that President Trump is not just a man of words, but a man of decisive action.“And he has been turning over every stone in the pursuit of diplomacy to try to prevent World War III from happening, because that is exactly where this could lead. But if it does happen, and I said this to many of your leaders in Ukraine while I was in Kyiv, if it does happen, we know that more people are going to die before it ends.So we are doing our best to make the killing stop through diplomacy, through sanctions that are about to be activated against Russia. Every report I am hearing from the House and the Senate is that we are very close to passing secondary sanctions that will cripple Russia’s economy and make it impossible for them to continue waging war, unless they receive support from nations like China,” the politician said.He emphasized that we may be forced to start a real war in Moscow.“That is not what we want, but we will do it if they refuse to come to heel. This sends a strong signal to the world that we will not allow tyrants and bullies to attack or destroy smaller nations simply because they can.That is not good for humanity, and it is not good for the will of people around the world. Every nation deserves sovereignty. Every nation deserves the right to govern itself without the threat of being crushed by another nation’s force. The path must always begin with diplomacy,” he added.According to the pastor, this is President Trump’s goal.“But if diplomacy fails, trust me, my brothers and sisters, knowing the president for over twelve years, being in his inner circle long before he ever announced his candidacy, I can tell you he is not a man who bluffs. He is a man of action, and he will unleash the full might of the United States military.That is why the United States State Department and the Department of Defense are preparing for changes, even considering returning to the name Department of War, as it was during World War II. These are strong signals to the world that President Trump is not a man of words alone. He is prepared to act. The United States will use its full strength to wage war if necessary, to defend the defenseless,” Burns concluded.