European Union: ‘Russian Army Will Be Annihilated’ If They Use Nuclear Weapons

A rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia on Dec. 9, 2020. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

A top European Union official warned Russia’s military will be “annihilated” by Western forces if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

“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,” European Union High Representative Josep Borrell stated Thursday. “This is a serious moment in the history, and we have to show our unity, our strength, and our determination. Complete determination.”