Go to the media bankAleksey Pushkov. File photoMOSCOW, Oct. 15 Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on the statement of the head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, threatening Russia. but the «powerful military response» of the West. Later, Wall Street Journal journalist Lawrence Norman reported, citing a senior European diplomat, that Borrell did not have the authority to talk about the «military response» of the West. «, — the senator wrote in his Telegram channel. The day before, the press service of the European Commission, commenting on the statement of the head of European diplomacy, said that the reaction would follow «without a doubt.» In September, President Vladimir Putin, in an address to the Russians, said that the West had crossed every line in its anti-Russian policy, as well as constant threats against Russia. According to him, nuclear blackmail has also been used, and high-ranking representatives of NATO countries are saying about the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction against Russia. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Moscow urges not to artificially inflate the topic of the nuclear threat. He also advised analysts and political scientists to be as responsible as possible in their public statements and not to play «such games», inflaming rhetoric to the limit. stated that Russia does not threaten anyone with the use of nuclear weapons
