Any use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine will lead to the destruction of its forces, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said on Thursday, according to CNN.

“Putin says he is not bluffing. Well, he cannot afford to bluff, and it must be clear that the people who support Ukraine, the European Union and its members, as well as the United States and NATO, are not bluffing either,” Borrell said in Bruges. , in Belgium.

“Any nuclear attack on Ukraine will lead to a response, but not a nuclear response, but a military response so strong that the Russian army will be destroyed,” he added.

Earlier, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said that the circumstances under which the military alliance would use nuclear weapons are “extremely remote.”

If Moscow uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the consequences will be severe, said the head of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

“There will be serious consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, any nuclear weapon. I won’t go into the exact details of how we would respond, but a nuclear strike would fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. This means that a very important line has been crossed,” he said.

He added that NATO’s fundamental goal of nuclear deterrence and peacekeeping, and thus the circumstances under which it might have to use nuclear weapons, are “extremely remote.”

Stoltenberg also said NATO would remain “very vigilant” in the coming weeks as Russia conducts nuclear drills.

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