Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that EU has changed its stance toward Russia because of western countries and is now acting as the military arm of NATO.
In an interview with Russian media on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the EU has made a "serious U-turn" by turning into a military organisation functioning in the interests of Washington and NATO. He referred to a remark made by EU foreign policy leader Josep Borrell on Saturday.
As he promised fresh military aid to Kiev, the Spanish-born politician stated that the crisis in Ukraine "will be won on the battlefield." The statement was deemed "outrageous" by Lavrov.
Lavrov told the news channel Rossiya 24, "When a diplomatic chief … says a certain conflict can only be resolved through military action… Well, it must be something personal. He either misspoke or spoke without thinking, making a statement that nobody asked him to make. But it’s an outrageous remark."
According to Russian...
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