* Sergei Lavrov warned east-west tensions are now worse than they were during the Cold War
* The foreign minister accused NATO of fighting a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine to 'wear out' its army
* The Kremlin loyalist said the risk of nuclear war is now 'very significant' and 'cannot be underestimated'
* Ukraine said Lavrov's 'scaremongering' is a sign he 'senses defeat' in the war
* But on Tuesday Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hit back, accusing him of 'dangerous and unhelpful' rhetoric
* 'Nobody wants to see a nuclear war happen,' he said at Ramstein Air Base.
'It's a war where all sides lose' U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said that 'saber rattling' rhetoric from Moscow and threats of nuclear war were 'very dangerous and unhelpful.'
During a visit to Germany he hit back at Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov who said that Western leaders risked a third world war by supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine.
'That kind of rhetoric is very dangerous and unhelpful,' Austin said.
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Ukraine’s wish list for the Donbas fight -- Politico
US urges more arms for Ukraine amid fears of expanding war -- AP
‘The race is on’: Britain moves to get heavy artillery to Ukraine -- Defense News
Germany to send anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in policy shift -- The Guardian
Germany sending ‘Gepard’ air-defense tanks to support Ukraine defense -- Defense News
Germany will deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine -- DW
France’s victorious Macron boosts weapons, stakes in Ukraine -- France 24
Poland confirms T-72 tank delivery to Ukraine, with Challenger 2 tanks to fill gap -- Defense News
US State uses first Biden-era emergency declaration to approve ammunition sale to Ukraine -- The Hill
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Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine -- AP
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Ukraine: Facing the Russian Army on the front line in Donbas -- BBC
US will move ‘heaven and earth’ for Ukraine – Pentagon -- RT
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Ukraine could dissolve into several states – Moscow -- RT
Vladimir Putin agrees 'in principle' to evacuation of civilians from besieged steelworks in Mariupol -- ABC News Australia
Military base attacked near Ukraine – Transnistria -- RT
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Fears grow over Moldova breakaway region being drawn into Ukraine war -- The Guardian
Kremlin reacts to ‘terrorist attacks’ in Transnistria -- RT
Fears of Ukraine war expanding after Moldova blasts -- France 24
US wants no ‘spillover’ of Ukraine conflict to Moldova – Pentagon -- RT
Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria -- Al Jazeera
Experts say Russian attacks on train stations were about demonstrating power as much as disrupting Ukraine's war effort -- ABC News Australia
Russia explains why Ukraine peace talks may fail -- RT
‘Constantly depressing’: Ukrainian town watches war close in -- AP
Russian takeover of Chernobyl was ‘very dangerous’: IAEA chief -- Al Jazeera
U.N. expects another 3 million refugees to flee Ukraine by December -- UPI
How many Ukrainians have fled their homes and where have they gone? -- BBC
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