Russia Warns Against Testing Its Patience on Nuclear Escalation

Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, has stated that Russia does not intend to escalate the situation with the West over Ukraine into a nuclear conflict, but warns others not to test its patience. Russia has criticized the supply of Western arms to Ukraine and the expansion of NATO closer to its borders. The United States and its allies have condemned Russia's war in Ukraine as an imperial land grab.