Hot: Russian Foreign Minister talks about the real danger of nuclear war

Foreign Minister Lavrov recalled that in January 2022, the countries of the “group of five nuclear powers” reaffirmed the thesis that the use of this type of weapon is unacceptable.

“This is our principled position. We come from this point of view. And I do not want to let now, as you have quoted respected political researchers, say, when the risks are It’s really very, very significant, I don’t want to let these risks be artificially exaggerated, and many people do. The danger is serious, it’s real, don’t be underestimated. underestimate that danger,” Lavrov emphasized.

Lavrov also expressed hope that Western countries would not allow their troops to be sent to Ukraine. “We must under no circumstances allow a third world war, it is in this context that one is considering the ongoing provocations of Zelensky and his team. , who are demanding almost the sending of NATO troops to protect the Ukrainian government, and they all say all the time that we will supply weapons – which, of course, also adds oil into the fire – they wanted to force the Ukrainians to fight Russia to the last soldier, just wanted to prolong this conflict any longer, just wanted, as they were still hoping, to let Russia suffer for it the more the better,” Lavrov said.

The delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine means that the NATO alliance is “essentially engaged in war with Russia” and that Moscow considers these weapons a legitimate target, Lavrov said.

“These weapons will be legitimate targets for Russian military action in the context of the special operation,” Lavrov said.

“Storage facilities in western Ukraine have been targeted more than once by Russian forces. In essence, NATO is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming the proxy. there”.

At the same time, he noted that all the leaders of NATO countries have ruled out the possibility of the alliance participating in a direct clash with Russia, other than the Polish leadership.