Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov emphasized that his country is not at war with NATO. The US also trains Ukrainian soldiers in Germany. The current events at a glance.

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Lavrov: Russia not at war with NATO Selenskyj: Ukraine achieves "important tactical successes" USA trains Ukrainian military in Germany Washington criticizes Putin's invitation to G20 summit Scholz takes a long detour on return from Japan

According to its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia does not see itself at war with NATO. Rather, NATO believes it is at war with Russia, Lavrov said in an interview with the Arabic-language broadcaster Al-Arabiya.

Also, Russia is not threatening nuclear weapons, Western media exaggerated on this subject, Lavrov stressed. "We are not playing with a nuclear war," the minister was quoted as saying by the Russian agencies Ria and Tass. Lavrov recently warned of the real danger of a third world war. At the end of February, Russia had put deterrent weapons on alert, which was understood worldwide as a threat to the nuclear arsenal.

Russia knows the routes through which the West wants to deliver arms to Ukraine, Lavrov said. These weapons would become a target "once they reach the territory of Ukraine".

The "special operation" in Ukraine will end when all goals have been achieved, Lavrov repeated. This is to protect the civilian population in eastern Ukraine and to ensure "that there are no threats from the territory of Ukraine for this population and for Russia. That's all."