Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia possesses weapons "that will have serious implications for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime."

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin recently issued a stark warning to Western governments, cautioning that any approval for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to attack deep within Russian territory could spark a nuclear war.

Kremlin warns of nuclear war if the European Union backs Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons on Russian soil, escalating tensions to Cold War levels.

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Former Los Alamos lab director Siegfried Hecker proposes a series of nine questions on great power competition, the global nuclear order, proliferation, and the role of nuclear energy that journalists and citizens should ask the 2024 presidential candidates.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (not pictured), amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20,

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, and urged the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog and Ukraine's allies to establish permanent monitoring missions at the country's nuclear plants.

The Foreign Secretary said the Russian tyrant "tends to throw dust" into the eyes of his opponents to deter them from supporting Kyiv.