Russia reacts to Belgian threat to wipe Moscow off the map

RT.com
30 Oct 2025, 03:57 GMT+10

The warning from the NATO states defense chief is an example of military psychosis, Moscows senior diplomat said

Russia has accused Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken of irresponsible rhetoric after he suggested that NATO could "wipe Moscow off the map."

In an interview with De Morgen newspaper published on Monday, Francken brushed off concerns that the currently shelved delivery of US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could trigger an all-out war between Russia and NATO. He argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not use nuclear weapons because the US-led alliance "will wipe Moscow off the map." Francken added that he did not fear a conventional attack on Brussels since it would result in Moscow getting "flattened."

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko told the Russian daily RBC on Wednesday that Francken's words were in line with "the atmosphere of military psychosis" prevalent in Western Europe.

The Russian Embassy in Belgium condemned Francken's "provocative and irresponsible" statements as "sheer absurdity and total disconnect from reality."

"Francken's escapades are the most glaring manifestation of the militarist frenzy that is increasingly consuming the European war party," the embassy said. It added that EU officials like Francken are "posing a threat to the continent's future and [are] capable of plunging it into a new war."

Moscow has repeatedly stated that the flooding of Ukraine with Western weapons would not stop its troops but only cause further escalation.

(RT.com)

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