essential The head of Russian diplomacy spoke this Thursday during a press conference during which he pointed to Western countries, in particular France.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday morning, March 3, that Western leaders were thinking of nuclear war in their conflict with Russia. “Everyone knows that World War III can only be nuclear, but I draw attention to the fact that it is in the minds of Western politicians, not those of the Russians,” he said at an online news conference before assessing that preparations were under way. plans for a “real war” against Moscow.
“We will not allow anyone to destabilize us”
He cited recent remarks by his French and British counterparts, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Elizabeth Truss, on nuclear deterrence and the risk of war with Russia. “If some people are working out a real war plan against us, and I think they are working out it, they need to think carefully,” he said, assuring us that “we will not allow anyone to destabilize us.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday that he was putting the Russian military’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert, a decision that sparked shockwaves around the world as many capitals protested the new escalation as a result of the crisis in Ukraine. When Russian military intervention in Ukraine was announced a week ago, Vladimir Putin also made a meaningful threat. “Anyone who tries to stop us, let alone threaten our country, our people, must know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will have consequences you have never experienced in your history.” he says.
During his press conference, Sergei Lavrov also pointed to French President Emmanuel Macron. “President Macron spoke and said Zelensky should not be blamed, but a French journalist replied. She, who went to Donbass, published her observations on the shelling of schools, the murders of two women who worked in those schools, and called on Westerners to face the truth. She was not allowed to publish it, “he said, referring to a trip by French journalist Anne-Lor Bonell, who assured that Ukrainian forces were shooting at pro-Russian separatists in Donbas.