By MIRIAM KUEPPER

Published: 16:17 GMT, 5 December 2024 | Updated: 17:18 GMT, 5 December 2024

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Vladimir Putin's foreign minister has blamed the West for the 'reincarnation of the Cold War' and warned that it could turn 'hot' in a chilling rant. Sergei Lavrov said the West failed to heed the Kremlin's warnings over the dangers of dispatching troops to support Ukraine and warned it risked turning into an East-West conflict, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister has blamed the West for the ‘reincarnation of the Cold War’ and warned that it could turn ‘hot’ in a chilling rant. Sergei Lavrov said the West failed to heed the Kremlin’s warnings over the dangers of dispatching troops to support Ukraine and warned it risked turning into an East-West conflict, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Speculation over possible Western deployments, potentially as a peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire, has ratcheted up amid an escalation in the nearly three-year war. Lavrov was quoted as saying that the West was behind a 'reincarnation of the Cold War, only now with a much greater risk of a transition to a hot one'.

Speculation over possible Western deployments, potentially as a peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire, has ratcheted up amid an escalation in the nearly three-year war. Lavrov was quoted as saying that the West was behind a 'reincarnation of the Cold War, only now with a much greater risk of a transition to a hot one'.

Speculation over possible Western deployments, potentially as a peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire, has ratcheted up amid an escalation in the nearly three-year war. Lavrov was quoted as saying that the West was behind a ‘reincarnation of the Cold War, only now with a much greater risk of a transition to a hot one’.

Asked about Western media reports on the topic, Lavrov said: 'All these fantasies are only exacerbating the situation, and show that the people who hold such ideas, prefer not to hear the very clear warnings that President Putin has repeatedly given.' France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said last month that there were no 'red lines' when it came to Paris's support for Ukraine.

Asked about Western media reports on the topic, Lavrov said: 'All these fantasies are only exacerbating the situation, and show that the people who hold such ideas, prefer not to hear the very clear warnings that President Putin has repeatedly given.' France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said last month that there were no 'red lines' when it came to Paris's support for Ukraine.

Asked about Western media reports on the topic, Lavrov said: ‘All these fantasies are only exacerbating the situation, and show that the people who hold such ideas, prefer not to hear the very clear warnings that President Putin has repeatedly given.’ France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said last month that there were no ‘red lines’ when it came to Paris’s support for Ukraine.

Asked whether this included a French troop deployment, he said: 'We do not discard any option.' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday it was too early and 'inappropriate' to discuss whether Berlin would in future send troops to a possible peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Lavrov also accused Washington of military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region that sought to 'destabilize the entire Eurasian continent.'

Asked whether this included a French troop deployment, he said: 'We do not discard any option.' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday it was too early and 'inappropriate' to discuss whether Berlin would in future send troops to a possible peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Lavrov also accused Washington of military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region that sought to 'destabilize the entire Eurasian continent.'

Asked whether this included a French troop deployment, he said: ‘We do not discard any option.’ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday it was too early and ‘inappropriate’ to discuss whether Berlin would in future send troops to a possible peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Lavrov also accused Washington of military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region that sought to ‘destabilize the entire Eurasian continent.’

'Military exercises are growing with native participation in the South China Sea, in the Taiwan Straits around the Korean Peninsula. Clearly, this is an attempt to destabilize the entire Eurasian continent,' Lavrov said at an OSCE meeting in Malta. Lavrov was speaking after an OSCE summit in Malta, his first trip to an EU country since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

'Military exercises are growing with native participation in the South China Sea, in the Taiwan Straits around the Korean Peninsula. Clearly, this is an attempt to destabilize the entire Eurasian continent,' Lavrov said at an OSCE meeting in Malta. Lavrov was speaking after an OSCE summit in Malta, his first trip to an EU country since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

‘Military exercises are growing with native participation in the South China Sea, in the Taiwan Straits around the Korean Peninsula. Clearly, this is an attempt to destabilize the entire Eurasian continent,’ Lavrov said at an OSCE meeting in Malta. Lavrov was speaking after an OSCE summit in Malta, his first trip to an EU country since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

His rant is the latest stoking WW3 fears and comes after former US Army General tapped to be Donald Trump 's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia warned at the end of November 'we're on the precipice of World War III'. Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, 80, told Fox News of the precarious geopolitical circumstances after Vladimir Putin launched a never-before-seen hypersonic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

His rant is the latest stoking WW3 fears and comes after former US Army General tapped to be Donald Trump 's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia warned at the end of November 'we're on the precipice of World War III'. Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, 80, told Fox News of the precarious geopolitical circumstances after Vladimir Putin launched a never-before-seen hypersonic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

His rant is the latest stoking WW3 fears and comes after former US Army General tapped to be Donald Trump ‘s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia warned at the end of November ‘we’re on the precipice of World War III’. Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, 80, told Fox News of the precarious geopolitical circumstances after Vladimir Putin launched a never-before-seen hypersonic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

The retired general, who also served as a national security adviser in Trump's previous administration, said: 'I don't think World War III has begun, but we're right on the precipice .' 'When you look at what's happening... with an alliance that President Trump kept apart. You know, he had North Korea over here, he had China over here, he had Iran here and Russia over here.

The retired general, who also served as a national security adviser in Trump's previous administration, said: 'I don't think World War III has begun, but we're right on the precipice .' 'When you look at what's happening... with an alliance that President Trump kept apart. You know, he had North Korea over here, he had China over here, he had Iran here and Russia over here.

The retired general, who also served as a national security adviser in Trump’s previous administration, said: ‘I don’t think World War III has begun, but we’re right on the precipice .’ ‘When you look at what’s happening… with an alliance that President Trump kept apart. You know, he had North Korea over here, he had China over here, he had Iran here and Russia over here.

'What you've seen now is they've all joined. You've got an axis together, and they're feeding off one another.' Kellogg's plan to force a ceasefire in Ukraine was laid out in a policy paper for conservative US think tank America First published earlier this year that is likely to form the backbone of the incoming Trump administration's approach to managing the conflict.

'What you've seen now is they've all joined. You've got an axis together, and they're feeding off one another.' Kellogg's plan to force a ceasefire in Ukraine was laid out in a policy paper for conservative US think tank America First published earlier this year that is likely to form the backbone of the incoming Trump administration's approach to managing the conflict.

‘What you’ve seen now is they’ve all joined. You’ve got an axis together, and they’re feeding off one another.’ Kellogg’s plan to force a ceasefire in Ukraine was laid out in a policy paper for conservative US think tank America First published earlier this year that is likely to form the backbone of the incoming Trump administration’s approach to managing the conflict.

In it, Kellogg along with co-author Fred Fleitz lambasted the Biden administration's handling of the Ukraine war and said the US' economic and military might should be used to leverage Kyiv and Moscow into talks. The retired general advocated for pushing Ukraine into ceasefire negotiations by threatening to pull US aid, while simultaneously telling Moscow that Washington would boost support to Kyiv should Putin not agree to a diplomatic solution.

In it, Kellogg along with co-author Fred Fleitz lambasted the Biden administration's handling of the Ukraine war and said the US' economic and military might should be used to leverage Kyiv and Moscow into talks. The retired general advocated for pushing Ukraine into ceasefire negotiations by threatening to pull US aid, while simultaneously telling Moscow that Washington would boost support to Kyiv should Putin not agree to a diplomatic solution.

In it, Kellogg along with co-author Fred Fleitz lambasted the Biden administration’s handling of the Ukraine war and said the US’ economic and military might should be used to leverage Kyiv and Moscow into talks. The retired general advocated for pushing Ukraine into ceasefire negotiations by threatening to pull US aid, while simultaneously telling Moscow that Washington would boost support to Kyiv should Putin not agree to a diplomatic solution.

Under Kellogg's plan, Ukraine would have to cede a considerable chunk of occupied territory to Russia and agree with Western countries not to attempt to join NATO for an extended period of time. In return, the US would help Ukraine to develop a 'long-term security architecture' to reinforce its defensive capabilities for the future - and levies would be placed on Russian energy sales to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction.

Under Kellogg's plan, Ukraine would have to cede a considerable chunk of occupied territory to Russia and agree with Western countries not to attempt to join NATO for an extended period of time. In return, the US would help Ukraine to develop a 'long-term security architecture' to reinforce its defensive capabilities for the future - and levies would be placed on Russian energy sales to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction.

Under Kellogg’s plan, Ukraine would have to cede a considerable chunk of occupied territory to Russia and agree with Western countries not to attempt to join NATO for an extended period of time. In return, the US would help Ukraine to develop a ‘long-term security architecture’ to reinforce its defensive capabilities for the future – and levies would be placed on Russian energy sales to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction.

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