“NATO will go to war with Russia”: Lavrov mocks leaked “plans”. Tensions between Moscow and NATO have increased significantly in recent months.
There has been a military buildup on the alliance's borders with Russia. Russia is escalating the situation on the border with Finland and several of its neighbors have expressed concern that the war could spill into Ukraine. Russia and Finland joined the alliance last year and Sweden is expected to join later this year. Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine in part of Putin's concerns about NATO expansion.