The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov according to them, there is currently a real danger of a third world war. “The danger is serious, it is real, it must not be underestimated,” Lavrov said in an interview on Russian television. According to Lavrov, NATO is also waging a proxy war against Russia through Western arms deliveries to Ukraine.
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The government in Moscow is also warning Great Britain against encouraging Ukraine to launch attacks on Russian territory. The Russian Ministry of Defense referred to statements by the British Ministry of Defense Secretary of State, James Heappey, in which he described attacks by Ukraine on supply lines within Russia as legitimate.
If Great Britain directly encourages the leadership in Kyiv to take such measures and if the measures are implemented, this will immediately lead to “a proportionate response,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. “The Russian army is on 24-hour stand-by to launch retaliatory strikes on decision-making centers in Kyiv with long-range, high-precision weapons.”
Moscow believes Ukraine will collapse
The attempt of USAIn the opinion of the Russian leadership, creating a counterpoint to Russia from Ukraine will ultimately lead to the splitting up of Ukraine. “The result of the policy of the West and the Kiev regime it controls can only lead to the disintegration of Ukraine into several states,” Russian Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev told the state daily Rossisskaya Gazeta on Tuesday.
In the interview, Patrushev accused the United States of injecting nationalism into Ukrainians and inciting them against Russia. “But hate can never become a reliable factor in national unity,” said a confidante of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. Russia justifies its war against Ukraine with the fact that the leadership in Kyiv oppresses “ethnic Russians” and the Russian-speaking part of the population.
Germany agrees to supply tanks
Germany wants to support Ukraine with anti-aircraft tanks and the training of soldiers. This was announced by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Tuesday at a high-level meeting at the US air force base in Ramstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. Overshadowed by Lavrov’s world war threat, representatives from around 40 countries discussed aid for Ukraine.
Guterres calls for a ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke out in favor of a swift ceasefire and an end to the war in Ukraine at his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It is in his interest to do “everything possible” to end the war and the suffering of the people, he said in Moscow on Tuesday. The war is already having global repercussions, Guterres warned. Lavrov warned against arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Ice Hockey World Championship not in Russia
The World Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has withdrawn Russia from the 2023 World Championship planned for St. Petersburg. This step, decided by the IIHF Council, was “due to concern for the safety and well-being of all participating players, officials, the media and fans,” the IIHF said in a Tuesday statement.
The world association wants to decide on a replacement organizer for the Russian metropolis at its annual congress in Tampere at the end of May. The 2022 World Cup will take place in Finland from May 13th to 29th. For this tournament, the IIHF has excluded the national teams of Russia and Russian ally Belarus. Austria has moved up and is taking part in an A World Cup for the first time since 2019.
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