Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West on Monday not to underestimate the elevated risks of nuclear conflict over Ukraine and said he viewed NATO as being 'in essence' engaged in a proxy war with Russia by supplying Kyiv with weaponry.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference after his talks with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani in Moscow, Russia, April 7, 2022.
Lavrov had been asked about the importance of avoiding World War Three and whether the current situation was comparable to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, a low point in U.S-Soviet relations.Russia, Lavrov said, was doing a lot to uphold the principle of striving to prevent nuclear war at all costs."I would not want to elevate those risks artificially. Many would like that. The danger is serious, real. And we must not underestimate it.
Moscow calls its actions a "special operation" to disarm Ukraine and protect it from fascists. Ukraine and the West says this a false pretext for an unprovoked war of aggression by President Vladimir Putin."The United States has practically ceased all contacts simply because we were obliged to defend Russians in Ukraine," Lavrov said, repeating the rationale for Moscow's invasion of its southern neighbour.
"These weapons will be a legitimate target for Russia's military acting within the context of the special operation," Lavrov said.
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