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Lavrov says Russia will "sober up" NATO and EU

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following talks with Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik in Minsk, Belarus, January 19, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would do all it could to "sober up" the European Union and NATO, which he accused of setting out to weaken and defeat Russia.

His comments came on the same day that former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned NATO that a defeat for Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.

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