Borrell warns that the Russian Army would be "annihilated" in the event of a nuclear attack on Ukraine

BRUSELAS, 13 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, warned this Thursday that the EU, NATO and the United States will respond to Russia in the event that Moscow decides to carry out a nuclear attack against Ukraine, stating that the Army Russian would be "annihilated".

In a speech in the Belgian city of Bruges delivered before the European Diplomatic Academy, the head of European diplomacy has assured that Moscow cannot afford "bluffs" 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 bluffing either," he stressed.

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

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