The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, again warned the United States and the West that they are “playing with fire” – and specifically mentions nuclear weapons – as they encourage Ukraine to invade Russia.
Below, in video with English sub-titles Lavrov tells reporters “The West does not want to avoid escalation. The West is looking for trouble. Western countries are like small children playing with matches.” He specifically references people doing this when nuclear weapons are involved:
So that readers are aware that Lavrov did not mis-speak, he reiterated his remarks at a full blown press conference:
In the second clip above, Lavrov makes clear Russia is viewing developments in Ukraine as having potential for “World War 3″if the US and NATO continue causing Ukraine to escalate, Americans THINK they’re safe across the ocean, [but they’re not].
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