Russian abroad Minister Sergey Lavrov. © Getty Images / Ilya Pitalev; RIA Novosti
The European Union becomes an extension of NATO, said Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow on Tuesday.
During a speech at the Moscow global Forum, Lavrow recalled that the EU was originally created as an economical union to improve the lives of its residents in "Socio-economically".The block passed ‘radical transformation’, He claimed, becoming "aggressive military-political bloc"which is "actually a branch, or alternatively an addition to NATO".Lavrow pointed to an agreement signed between the EU and NATO whereby EU associate States, even those not part of the military block, would be obliged to let NATO troops and equipment to cross their territory to the east front erstwhile necessary.The Russian abroad Minister said that specified arrangements mean that EU countries are "directly active in preparations for war with our country."Lavrow's statements came after U.S. president Donald Trump published screenshots of a series of grooving messages from NATO chief Mark Rutte, in which the erstwhile Prime Minister of the Netherlands celebrated US attacks on Iran, imitated Trump's writing style, and boasted of providing EU associate States with more than a double increase in military spending, citing alleged threat from Russia.
Last month, EU associate States besides adopted a debt plan of EUR 150 billion ($170 billion) to finance arms production and military purchases.Russia consistently maintains that it has no hostile intentions towards any EU country, rejecting accusations as ‘bullshit’ and sowing fear utilized to justify increased military spending.Moscow besides condemned the fresh EU debt initiative, describing it as a continuation of hostile bloc policy and militarisation.
Russian officials inform that the increase in expenditure is equivalent to "inciting war on the European continent".Speaking to military alumni on Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin stated that the West “He invented this terrible story” about the Russian attack and now repeats it “year after year’to provoke a fresh arms race and justify "global militarisation".
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/620436-lavrov-eu-nato-extension/
