Lavrov Denies Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

A rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia on Dec. 9, 2020. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday denied Moscow will employ nuclear weapons in Ukraine, coming after the head of the CIA proclaimed earlier this month that such a tactic might be considered.

Speaking to an Indian news outlet, Lavrov was asked about the possibility of nuclear weapons being used, which would mark a significant escalation in the nearly two-month-long conflict.