WW3: Russia's chilling message warns the West it is on the brink of huge conflict

Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chair of Russia's information council, is among respective of Vladimir Putin allies to station harrowing messages connected X, which was known arsenic Twitter, astir World War Three

Senior Russian officials - and adjacent allies of Vladimir Putin - person posted chilling messages connected societal media to suggest they judge World War Three is imminent.

The state has signalled it volition retaliate with full-scale atomic warfare aft Ukraine launched US-made missiles implicit the border connected Tuesday. Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chair of Russia's information council, said this means "World War III" successful his harrowing station connected X, which was known arsenic Twitter, connected Tuesday.

The message, liked by 45,000 and retweeted 12,000 times, says: "Russia's caller atomic doctrine means NATO missiles fired against our state could beryllium deemed an onslaught by the bloc connected Russia. Russia could retaliate with WMD against Kiev and cardinal NATO facilities, wherever they're located. That means World War III." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov besides chillingly warned Moscow would "react accordingly" to attacks.

The warnings comes aft Kyiv launched six "ATACM" missiles from an undisclosed location implicit the borderline into Russian territory. This was connected the 1,000th time of the conflict.

Sir Keir Starmer said Russia's "irresponsible rhetoric" connected atomic weapons volition not deter UK enactment for Ukraine. Speaking astatine the G20 acme successful Brazil connected Tuesday, the Prime Minister besides noted Putin's lack and described him arsenic the "author of his ain exile" from the gathering.

Asked astatine a property league successful Rio de Janeiro whether Britons should hole for atomic war, the Prime Minister said: "This is irresponsible rhetoric coming from Russia and that is not going to deter our enactment for Ukraine.

"We're present connected time 1,000 of a conflict, that's 1,000 days of Russian aggression, 1,000 days of sacrifices successful Ukraine. We person stood with Ukraine from the start. I've been doubling down successful my wide connection that we request to guarantee Ukraine has what is needed for arsenic agelong arsenic needed to triumph this warfare against Putin." He declined to accidental whether helium was disappointed that the G20 associated communique watered down enactment for Ukraine.

Instead, the Prime Minister stressed the connection from G20 leaders was "absolutely wide connected the UN charter and sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Ukraine. Downing Street had earlier described the leaders' connection arsenic "disappointing" connected its stance implicit the warfare successful Ukraine.