Foreign Policy

Russian foreign minister warns that World War III will be nuclear

By Christopher Hutton
Published March 2, 2022 1:51pm ET
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Russian foreign minister warns that World War III will be nuclear
Lavrov delivered the rebuke to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by phone after canceling a high-level diplomatic summit in Moscow that had been scheduled for Friday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

Russia’s foreign minister said that if World War III does occur in the near future, it will be nuclear.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized the danger of a future World War, particularly as NATO, the European Union, and the United Nations unite in opposition against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Nuclear Weapons Russia Russia-Ukraine War Sergey Lavrov