NATO policy risks ‘direct clash’ between nuclear powers: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that NATO was a “serious threat” to Russia, and the West’s positions risked a “direct clash between nuclear powers with catastrophic consequences.”

Lavrov also said he regretted that the US had rejected talks with Moscow over “strategic stability” -- a host of issues related to nuclear weapons -- and said that without direct talks between the world's two largest nuclear powers, the risk toglobal security would only grow.