NATO policy risks 'direct clash' between nuclear powers: Russia foreign minister

Russia-Ukraine War: Russia's Lavrov said he regretted that the US had rejected talks with Moscow over "strategic stability".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that NATO was a "serious threat" to Russia, and the West's positions risked a "direct clash between nuclear powers with catastrophic consequences."

Sergey Lavrov: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is seen. (AP)

Lavrov also said he regretted that the US had rejected talks with Moscow over "strategic stability" - a host of issues related to nuclear weapons - and said that without direct talks between the world's two largest nuclear powers, the risk to global security would only grow.