Hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hinted at starting a nuclear conflict, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace reacted vehemently and said that the NATO allies could also use the lethal weapons to defend themselves. While speaking on the 61st day of the war, Lavrov accused NATO of pouring oil on the fire by supplying Ukraine with weapons. The Russian diplomat also warned against provoking a third world war and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated”, reported Sky News. “War means war”, he affirmed while speaking about any possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, reacting to Lavrov’s provocative statement, Wallace threatened Moscow with NATO nuclear capabilities. He told the British Parliament that the UK can use them to defend itself and NATO “if necessary”. Irrespective of Lavrov’s claim, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy had earlier rejected the possibility of using nuclear weapons. He had said Moscow would use them if the existence of the state came under threat.
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