American billionaire Elon Musk said that the West is pushing us to “sleepwalk” towards a third world war.

This came during a discussion on the “X” platform in which businessman David Sachs and the US Republican Party presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participated, and touched on the ongoing war in Gaza and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine for more than a year, according to what was reported by “Fortune” magazine.

Citing his experience dealing with the defense and intelligence communities as CEO of SpaceX as well as his frequent meetings with world leaders, Musk said he fears the current collapse in communication channels between great powers. He added that this fostered an environment of suspicion, with each side believing the other might be preparing to attack them.

The American billionaire said: “The West is pushing us to (sleepwalk) towards a third world war with one foolish decision after another.”

He continued: “Russia and China have begun conducting joint military exercises, and I do not know how many people really know about this matter.”

Musk described these Western sanctions on Russia as a “fatal mistake,” pointing out that they are responsible for pushing Russia into the arms of China, and that this matter will result in a greater conflict between a Western alliance unable to maintain the production of large quantities of weapons and a militarily strong Eastern alliance.

Musk said that the West is sending Ukrainians into something like a “meat grinder” to die fighting their “Russian cousins,” calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the normalization of relations with Moscow in order to prevent the outbreak of World War III.