Russia warned on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine could get out of control and spread geographically through one or two NATO member states, Reuters reported.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday that Moscow believes that the West is walking “on the edge of the abyss” and is pushing humanity to that edge with its actions. Ukraine, quoted by Agerpres.

The conflict in Ukraine may acquire a European scale as a result of the movements of states that support Ukraine, but stopping the supply of weapons to Kyiv will prevent a new escalation, Zakharova also said during a press briefing with foreign journalists.

“As a result of thoughtless provocative actions of even one or two EU and NATO countries, the Ukrainian crisis can very easily cross geographical boundaries, acquire completely different scales and develop uncontrollably,” said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry. .

Zakharova also continued, the West “will have to learn to take into account not only its own geopolitical ambitions, but also the legitimate interests of other countries.”

Thus, she asked the Western powers to abandon the idea of ​​inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. The West “(must) abandon plans to inflict a strategic defeat regardless of who, abandon plans to bring the war to the last Ukrainian,” Zakharova suggested. “And, probably, they should just feel sorry for Ukraine,” she also conveyed to the Western states, reports the TASS agency.

According to Zakharova, “it is necessary to stop supporting the regime (President of Ukraine Volodymyr) Zelenskyi and supplying weapons” to Ukraine in order to prevent a new escalation.

On the other hand, she accused the West of trying to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs ahead of the presidential elections, which will take place from Friday to Sunday. “We are observing the attempts of unfriendly countries and unfriendly regimes to influence the situation in our country before the next elections,” said a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reports EFE.

In particular, she accused Washington of trying with the help of its non-governmental organizations, which are still active in Russia, to reduce voter turnout. “The administration of (US President Joe) Biden has set American non-governmental organizations a direct task to reduce participation in the upcoming presidential elections,” said Maria Zakharova.

Barring a miracle, Russian President Vladimir Putin will win the election without a problem. On Wednesday, he signaled to the West that Russia is technically ready for nuclear war.

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