People pose for a picture in front of the debris of Russian military machinery destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Rusaniv, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Britain’s armed forces minister played down comments by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on the possible use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, dismissing them as “bravado”.
Earlier Lavrov told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear conflict, and said NATO’s supply of weapons to Ukraine “in essence” meant that the Western alliance was engaged in a proxy war with Russia.
Heappey said it was completely legitimate for Ukraine to strike Russian logistics lines and fuel supplies and he acknowledged the weapons the international community was now providing had the range to be used in Russia.
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