The Ukrainian foreign minister said his Russian counterpart's remarks mean 'Moscow senses defeat.'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Moscow earlier this month. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Russia's top diplomat said in a TV interview with state media late Monday that NATO "in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy."Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also warned against provoking a third world war and said the threat of a nuclear conflict "should not be underestimated," according to a transcript from Russia's Foreign Ministry.
"Thus the talk of a 'real' danger of WWIII. This only means Moscow senses defeat in Ukraine," he added. "Therefore, the world must double down on supporting Ukraine so that we prevail and safeguard European and global security."
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