Russia has warned of a “direct military confrontation” with the US.

The Russian Embassy in the United States has warned that the behaviour of the United States on the world stage may lead to a direct conflict between the nuclear nations.

In a statement released by the embassy through its Telegram channel, the United States continued actions without regard for the security and interests of other countries may contribute to the threat of nuclear conflict.

The embassy also says that the US move to engage more in a hybrid confrontation with Russia in the context of the Ukrainian crisis has unexpectedly increased the direct military confrontation of the nuclear powers.

The statement also noted that the US had recently withdrawn from two major arms control treaties, the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned certain classes of land-based missiles, and the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, which allowed for surveillance flights over each other’s territories.

The embassy also urged the United States to take a closer look at its own nuclear policy instead of making baseless accusations against countries whose whose worldviews do not coincide with the American ones.

Diplomats of the embassy have said that we will faithfully fulfill our obligations as a nuclear weapons state and make every effort to reduce nuclear risks.

The embassy issued such a statement after the United States accused Moscow of using the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a cover for its soldiers. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Russia’s action “the height of irresponsibility”.

Refuting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, Moscow said that its own artillery fire by the Ukrainian army had caused several fires and power outages in many places this month.

Russia initiated a UN Security Council meeting last week regarding the situation around the Zaporozhye power plant. Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the nuclear power plant as soon as possible and said that Russia would fully cooperate with it.