The Kremlin on Friday threatened ‘nuclear strikes with catastrophic consequences’ if the West refuses to kowtow to Vladimir Putin‘s demands over Ukraine.
The warning from the dictator’s hardline foreign minister Sergei Lavrov came as Russia is being forced onto the back foot in the war, highlighted by a devastating attack this week on Moscow‘s main oil refinery.
Claiming the Kremlin is under unprecedented threat from the West, Putin’s top diplomat alleged the current turmoil could spin out of control into a nuclear World War Three.
‘This state of affairs poses serious threats to global security,’ he said.
‘A direct confrontation between NATO and Russia
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