{"id":67522,"date":"2024-04-23T19:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67522"},"modified":"2024-04-23T19:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:13:31","slug":"russia-warns-the-world-is-on-the-brink-of-a-direct-military-clash-between-nuclear-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67522","title":{"rendered":"Russia warns the world is on the brink of a \u2018direct military clash\u2019 between nuclear powers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russia warns the world is on the brink of a \u2018direct military clash\u2019 between nuclear powers<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Russia warned Monday that the risk of a \u201cdirect military clash\u201d between Russia and nuclear powers in the West is rising.<\/p>\n

\u201cWesterners are dangerously balancing on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences,\u201d Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a video message to the participants of the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference.<\/p>\n

The comments come after Russia reacted angrily to the U.S. House of Representatives passing a $61 billion foreign aid package for Kyiv at the weekend.<\/p>\n

House lawmakers approved the aid Saturday despite long-standing objections from hardline Republicans; the bill now passes to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is expected to approve the legislation later this week before it\u2019s passed to President Joe Biden to sign it into law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy react during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2023.<\/div>\n
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The aid is a lifeline for Ukraine, whose forces in the east of the country have had to ration their usage of shells amid shortages of supplies; Russian forces have been making gains in the Donbas region, with Ukraine pleading for more air defense systems, artillery and ammunition to turn the tide in the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n