You’re provoking us, risking nuclear escalation – Russia warns US, others

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova gestures as she attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual roundup news conference summing up his ministry's work in 2019, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Lavrov particularly noted Washington's reluctance to extend a key nuclear arms pact. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday warned that the United States of America, USA and its West allies are provoking Russia.

She said this on Tuesday, according to CNN, with a similar comment coming from Belarus

Zakharova accused the United States and its allies of provoking more crises in Ukraine and risking an open military confrontation with the country.

“Obviously, such a collision would carry a risk of nuclear escalation,” she said in a statement.

Russia had earlier warned that any country, especially in the European Union providing lethal weapons to Ukraine during the ongoing war, would face the consequences.

But most western countries are now supplying Ukraine with weapons to defend themselves.

Related posts

Tinubu promotes acting chief of army staff Oluyede to lieutenant general

Local Governments in Nasarawa Gain Financial Autonomy as State Governor Dumps Joint Account

Buhari visits Maiduguri, pledges support for flood victims