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Nuclear attack will have response so powerful militarily that the Russian Army would be annihilated - Borrell

Josep Borrell, EU Foreign Affairs Representative

13 October 2022 15:07 (UTC +04:00)

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, warned Thursday that the EU, NATO and the United States will respond to Russia should Moscow decide to carry out a nuclear attack on Ukraine, saying the Russian Army would be "annihilated," APA reports citing Reuters.

In a speech in the Belgian city of Bruges delivered to the European Diplomatic Academy, the head of European diplomacy has assured that Moscow cannot be allowed to "bluff" about the use of nuclear weapons. "It has to be clear that those who support Ukraine, the United States, NATO, and the EU, are not with bluffs either," he stressed.

"A nuclear attack will have a response. Not a nuclear response, but response so powerful militarily that the Russian Army would be annihilated," Borrell warned, stressing that Europe is living in a "serious moment" in history in which the EU-27 must demonstrate their "unity" and "total firmness."

In this sense, he has defended continuing to support Kiev militarily and to seek diplomatic channels "when possible". "We have to be ready to do as much as we do now in peace negotiations. The world needs the war to stop," he said.