Lavrov: Western arms delivery to Ukrainians means NATO is "engaged in a war with Russia"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine means that NATO is "fundamentally engaged in a war with Russia".

"These weapons will be a legitimate target for the Russian army, which is acting in the context of the special operation," he said in an interview broadcast yesterday.

Lavrov also told state television that "NATO is, in essence, going to war with Russia through a proxy, and it is arming that proxy. War means war."

Lavrov also saw the possibility that the conflict would escalate to include the use of nuclear weapons, although he used a tone of hope about the prospects for a peace agreement.

Speaking to Russia's Channel One, he said that Moscow wants to avoid the "artificial" increased risks of such a conflict.

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