The Russian invasion of former USSR country Ukraine has entered its seventh day on Wednesday and the Vladimir Putin’s forces have scaled up their military operations and smashed down Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv with heavy artillery firing.
Now, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the third World War would be ‘nuclear and destructive’ and claimed his country would not allow Ukraine to acquire nuclear weapons. He also said that Russia was ready for sanctions but did not expect the West to target its athletes, journalists and representatives of the cultural sector.
Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian missile strike in Kharkiv a “war crime”. It appears like Putin will go to another level if needed, as he already ordered his nation’s nuclear forces put on high alert.
On the other side, the second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held today.