Russia warns more involvement of US in Ukraine will lead to 'clash between nuclear powers'

Russia's deputy foreign ministry Sergey Ryabkov has said that more US gets involved in Ukraine, higher chances are of a clash between major nuclear powers. US has been constantly supporting Ukraine with arms and ammunition, along with crucial intelligence, which has helped Ukraine to target top Russian military commanders, according to reports from Economist. US defence secretary Lloyd Austin also stated back in August that Washington's goal in Ukraine was to use opportunity to damage Russia's military capabilities. 

" logic of current situation is simple: more US is involved in supporting  Kiev regime on battlefield, more it becomes a party to military confrontation with Russia, and thus risks provoking a direct armed clash between largest nuclear powers, fraught with catastrophic consequences," Ryabkov told Sputnik.  

He furr said that US is attempting to raise stakes in Ukraine because US believes it has ability to control escalation lder without harming itself. He reportedly ded that US will continue with its current policy of using Ukraine as tip of spear, to damage Russia and ded that Ukrainians play  "role of hostages and victims" in this war. 

History of US-Russia nuclear brinkmanship 

deputy foreign ministry talked about Cuban Missile Crisis, when two nuclear powers, USA and Russia came to brink of nuclear confrontation, as a result of US establishing missile launch centres near Soviet Union and Soviet Union in response, setting up missiles in Cuba. transportation of missiles to Cuba was considered a redline by America. Several US foreign policy analysts, vised John F Kennedy, who was US President at that time, to attack Russia. John F Kennedy called Russia's move irrationally provocative and remarked "imagine us doing something like that to m". At that time, US Secretary of Defence informed US President (Kennedy) that US does have missile launch centres near USSR's border. After that, intense negotiations were carried out, which entailed USSR removing its missiles from Cuba and US removing its missiles from USSR border.