Russia's Lavrov: Do not underestimate threat of nuclear war

Russia’s top diplomat has warned against provoking World War Three and said the threat of a nuclear conflict ‘should not be underestimated’ (Felipe Dana/AP)

Russia’s top diplomat has warned against provoking World War Three and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated”.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said weapons supplied by Western countries “will be a legitimate target”, adding that Russian forces had already targeted weapons warehouses in western Ukraine.