Borrell called Russia a gas station with a bomb

Russia cannot win the war against Ukraine, and its economy is weak. It’s more like “a gas station whose owner has an atomic bomb.” This was announced on Saturday, August 19, by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais.

Comparing the EU’s relations with China and the Russian Federation, he noted that China is a real geopolitical player, while Russia is an economic dwarf.

“It’s like a gas station whose owner has an atomic bomb,” said Josep Borrell.

He noted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, in deciding to launch a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, “got almost everything wrong,” because Vladimir Putin’s original intention was to conduct a quick and successful offensive blitzkrieg in Ukraine after 18 months was replaced by a defensive. position.

Borrell also pointed out that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine forced the EU to significantly reduce its dependence on Russian gas, dealing a blow to Russia’s economy, while Prigozhin’s rebellion dealt a blow to Russia’s own authority. Putin. However, the head of the Kremlin does not want to understand this.

“Putin will sacrifice his people and his army for his personal and political survival, and that’s why it’s so difficult to negotiate peace,” Borrell said.

He also pointed out that the scale of war crimes committed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine can only be equal to the crimes committed during World War II. He emphasized that the city of Mariupol was the site of several destructions, similar to the scale of the Guernica bombing.

Earlier, Josep Borrell pointed out that Russia offers developing countries cheap grain to create new dependencies, and deepens economic vulnerability, as well as global food insecurity.