NEWSRAEL: Lavrov says the "N" word. This is in accordance of Russia's aim to bully the opposition and instill in it fear, the problem is, is that word that once you say it, bar actually using a nuke, you don't really have anything more to say. This shows that Russia is overplaying its hand.

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the RIA news agency reported.

Lavrov has said that Russia, which launched what it calls a special military operation against Ukraine last week, would face a "real danger" if Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons.