A nuclear attack on Ukraine would result in Russia's forces being "annihilated" by the West's military response, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said.
"Putin is saying he is not bluffing. Well, he cannot afford bluffing, and it has to be clear that the people supporting Ukraine and the European Union and the Member States, and the United States and Nato are not bluffing neither," Borrell said at the opening of a Diplomatic Academy in Brussels.
"Any nuclear attack against Ukraine will create an answer, not a nuclear answer but such a powerful answer from the military side that the Russian Army will be annihilated."
Fears that Moscow could use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine have grown after Putin issued veiled threats as he staged the annexation of four occupied regions in the face of loses on the battlefield.
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned Russia it faces "severe consequences" if it launches a nuclear attack on its pro-Western neighbour.
"There would be a sharp response - almost certainly drawing a physical response from many allies, and potentially from Nato itself," a senior Nato official said on Wednesday.
Itchy_Ad_3659 on October 13rd, 2022 at 08:45 UTC »
Wait, I thought that they were supposed to nuke Ukraine already because they attacked Crimean airbases. And because we supplied them with HIMARS. And because they retook Izium. And because they blew up that bridge. And because of the other 10 things they said would cause nuclear armageddon.
Or maybe they're lying and using the only desperate gamble they can. Hoping there enough rubes in high places to give up when Russia is already losing badly.
Gloomy-Year-4823 on October 13rd, 2022 at 08:36 UTC »
'I'm invading you to stop you joining NATO to defend against me invading you'.
lithuanian_potatfan on October 13rd, 2022 at 08:35 UTC »
And who will fight on their side in this World War? Nicaragua, Belarus, North Korea, and Syria?