The High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, considers Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of partial mobilization, support for sham referendums and nuclear blackmail as a serious escalation. Borrell wrote about this on Twitter.

 "Putin's announcement of fake referendums, partial military mobilization and nuclear blackmail is a serious escalation. The threats of nuclear weapons are unacceptable and pose a real danger to everyone," he wrote.

 Borrell noted that the international community should unite to prevent such actions.

 He added that peace all over the world is under threat.

 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Putin's announcement of sham referenda, partial military mobilization &amp; nuclear blackmail are a serious escalation<br><br>Threatening with nuclear weapons is unacceptable &amp; a real danger to all<br><br>The international community must unite preventing such actions<br><br>World peace is in jeopardy</p>&mdash; Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosepBorrellF/status/1572590045130784768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src= "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>