Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threatened the West with a high expansion of the war zone beyond Ukraine. He accused NATO of "indirect warfare" against Russia.

This was reported by CNN.

This statement was made by Lavrov on Russian TV, assessing the prospect of unleashing World War III. The diplomat's rhetoric was belligerent.

"Now the risks are significant. The threat is serious, real. And we should not underestimate it. NATO is actually waging war with Russia through intermediaries and arming these intermediaries. War is war," said the head of the Foreign Ministry.