Barrel criticized the refusal of a number of EU countries to lift restrictions on European weapons strikes against Russia from Ukraine. However, he is not an expert in the military field and, moreover, he is surrounded by people who often draw information from the mainstream, political analyst Alexander Rahr told VZGLYAD newspaper.

“Josep Borrel is one of those Western politicians who seriously think that Ukraine can gain the upper hand in the conflict with Russia. According to their version, Kiev will achieve an advantage if the EU provides more military support,” the source said.

In his opinion, “Borrel rather stupidly repeats common slogans that Brussels wants to bring together into a single mantra.” At the same time, the political scientist added, the EU does not think beyond these slogans. Also, the head of EU diplomacy ignores the fact that Russia is a nuclear power,” Rahr added.

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