"Medvedev warns NATO's Ukraine aid escalates risk of global conflict"

Russia's Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, warned that increased military aid from NATO to Ukraine brings the threat of a third global conflict closer, stating that it would not deter Russia from achieving its goals in Ukraine. Medvedev also advocated for Russia to use cluster munitions, following reports of Ukraine already using them in battle. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov echoed similar sentiments, stating that the war in Ukraine would continue until the West gives up its plans to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow.