In response to Lavrov, Washington confirms that talking about a nuclear escalation lacks responsibility
Sergey Lavrov
The US State Department on Tuesday criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments on the possibility of nuclear war, saying the loose talk of nuclear escalation was "the height of irresponsibility."
On Monday, Lavrov warned the West not to underestimate the growing risk of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, and said he believed that what NATO was doing by supplying arms to Ukraine meant "in essence, the Western alliance is engaged in a proxy war with Russia."
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