Russian foreign minister claims nuclear war is real threat
The interview aired only hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid a visit to Kyiv and offered Ukraine greater military aid. Austin stated that the US wanted to see Russia "weakened," and that the US would arm Ukraine to help it defeat Moscow
By Ishika Dangayach
Published - Apr 26, 2022, 10:45 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 23, 2024, 09:29 AM EST
• Western nations, according to Lavrov, are encouraging Kyiv to continue fighting
• Lavrov also accuses President Zelensky of contradicting himself in public comments
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has cautioned Ukraine against inciting World War III and said the risks of nuclear war should not be underestimated.
“The risks are really very, very significant,” Lavrov said on Channel One. “I would very much not like these risks to be artificially inflated, and there are many who want them.”
