Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday he does not “want to believe” the conflict in Ukraine will spiral into a nuclear war, while claiming that the West had an unhealthy fixation with the issue. Lavrov made the remarks at a press conference following Russia–Ukraine peace talks on the sidelines of a diplomatic summit in Antalya, Turkey. The foreign policy chief was asked by a reporter whether he thought the conflict would become nuclear. “I don’t want to believe it, and I do not believe it,” he replied. Lavrov then said the nuclear escalation theme was being pushed by the West, which he accused of being obsessed with the prospect of a nuclear war. “Of course it gives us cause for concern when the West, like Freud, keeps on returning and returning to this topic,” he said. The nuclear issue surged to the forefront when Russian President Vladimir Putin put …