EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the BBC a dangerous moment had been reached in the Ukraine war.
Mr Borrell said a diplomatic solution was necessary, with Ukraine's sovereignty preserved
"Certainly it's a dangerous moment because the Russian army has been pushed into a corner, and Putin's reaction - threatening using nuclear arms - it's very bad," he said. Ukraine has dominated this year's UN General Assembly as this costly war drags on with no clear sense of a way out. Europe's foreign policy chief was surprisingly blunt and visibly pained.
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