Russian MFA Spokeswoman Warns US is “on the Verge of Open Military Confrontation” with Russia

In response to comments by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last month calling Russia a nuclear threat and stressing the importance of maintaining and strengthening the NPT (Nuclear Weapon Non-Proliferation Treaty), Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that the United States and its allies "are dangerously balancing on the verge of open military confrontation with our country," insinuating nuclear escalation.