British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has played down fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin might order the use of nuclear weapons to avoid defeat in Ukraine.
He dismissed the idea that Putin will feel under pressure to escalate the conflict further, arguing that the Russian leader has the “political margin for manoeuvre” to back down.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said NATO is engaging in a proxy war with Russia and “pouring oil on the fire” by providing increasingly powerful weaponry to the Ukrainians.
Talking to state television on April 25, he warned that the risk of nuclear conflict is “considerable” now and “should not be underestimated.”
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