It was updated on April 26, 2022.

The threat of a nuclear war should not be underestimated, as he accused NATO of engaging in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, a warning that comes a day after U.S. officials said Washington.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart in Moscow held a joint news conference.

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The risks of a third world war are now considered "considerable" by Russia's foreign minister, who said in an interview on Russian state television that Russia was doing everything to prevent nuclear war.

He warned that the danger was serious and should not be underestimated.

The Russian foreign minister accused NATO of engaging in war with Russia through a proxy and decried the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.

The top Russian diplomat said NATO was pouring oil on the fire by giving weapons to Ukraine.

Russia will treat weapons supplied by Western countries as legitimate targets.

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The U.S. Defense Secretary outlined the goals of the U.S. government in the Ukraine conflict. He warned that this was an illusion.

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Russia lost its last hope to scare the world off supporting Ukraine. There is a danger of WWIII. This only means that Moscow is losing in Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the world must double down on supporting Ukraine so that we prevail and safeguard European and global security.

Two senior Biden administration officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, visited Kyiv earlier on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Poland after returning from Kyiv, Blinken said that Russia has failed in its war aims and that the U.S. will support it. Russia is angry that the U.S. has offered billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine.

The top Russian diplomat warns against provoking WWII.

Russia warns that serious nuclear war risks should not be underestimated.