World in Danger, Nuclear War Increasingly Likely

The world is in danger, with nuclear war becoming increasingly likely.

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Moscow has warned of the risk of a direct war between nuclear powers. This warning comes after allegations that France and the UK are planning to supply nuclear capabilities to Ukraine.

The warning was issued by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday. She stated that any attempt to provide nuclear capabilities to Kyiv will trigger a strong response from Russia.

“Any attempt to provide nuclear capabilities to Ukraine will be met with a strong response and risks triggering a direct military conflict between nuclear powers,” Zakharova said in an official statement, as quoted by RT on Thursday (February 26, 2026).

The statement was in response to claims previously made by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The agency accused London and Paris of considering a scheme to equip Ukraine with nuclear capabilities, either by providing components to build a dirty bomb or by supplying warheads from their own stockpiles.

The SVR also accused the two countries of potentially “covertly transferring European-made components, equipment and technology” to Ukraine, accompanied by preparations for an information campaign to portray the nuclear devices as domestically produced in Ukraine.

Zakharova assessed that the alleged actions by Paris and London pose a serious risk to global security. She stated that such intentions would certainly be met with a strong response from Russia.

“We have repeatedly stated that any attempt to revise Ukraine’s non-nuclear status, especially allowing the highly anti-Russian Kyiv regime to acquire nuclear weapons, is absolutely unacceptable,” Zakharova said.

“We reiterate the warning about the risk of a direct war between nuclear powers with potentially catastrophic consequences,” she added.

Zakharova also referred to statements made by Ukrainian leaders in the past, which she said reinforced Moscow’s concerns. She referred to a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference 2022, when Zelensky stated his willingness to consider revising his country’s non-nuclear status.

Previously, Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it handed over its nuclear weapons in the early 1990s in exchange for security guarantees. However, Russia insists that the weapons were remnants of the Soviet era and remained under Moscow’s control as the sole legitimate successor to the Soviet Union.