The risks of using nuclear weapons are “very significant”, “the danger is serious, it is real, it can not be underestimated,” – he said on Channel 1 of Russian TV.
Lavrov also said that the principled position of the states ” “Five in a row” – the inadmissibility of the use of nuclear weapons and that “we must never allow a third world war,” he was quoted as saying by the Voice of America.
In recent years, Russia has repeatedly demonstrated its readiness to use nuclear weapons. to protect their interests. A few days before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia carried out large-scale maneuvers of its strategic nuclear forces.
On April 20, Russia tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmat”. After that, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the test “will make those who think in the heat of insane aggressive rhetoric are trying to threaten our country.”
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The United States has promised additional military aid to Ukraine worth $ 713 million and announced the appointment of a new US ambassador to Ukraine. This was discussed during a visit to Kyiv by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the night of April 24-25.
In total, US military aid to Ukraine alone amounted to more than $ 3 billion. The allocation of additional funds for Ukraine from the US budget is being discussed.
A meeting of representatives of more than 40 countries will take place on Tuesday, April 26, in Germany, at the Ramstein military base. The meeting will discuss assistance to Ukraine, which reflects Russia's large-scale aggression.
See the special topic: Collaborators in Ukroboronprom – fire correctors handed over to the SBU Traitors told the Russian occupiers the coordinates of the plant, and then corrected the fire. Representatives of more than 40 countries will discuss support for Ukraine The next few weeks may be decisive in the war with the Russian occupiers < The German concern Rheinmetall is asking the German government for permission to supply tanks to Kyiv The first tanks can be sent in the coming weeks, and the rest by the end of the year. is the Enemy in Zaporizhia: The Ministry asks the residents of the region to replenish the chatbot database In particular, they ask for information from the Pologi district of the region. The National Security and Defense Council has made a selection of disinformation attacks and fakes of the Russian Federation Russia is once again carrying out provocations “under someone else's flag”.
