Press Secretary of the Russian President: EU is accelerating militarization

On 8 July, according to the media, the press secretary of the Russian President, Peskov, stated on 7 July local time that the European Union, which was originally an economic bloc, was increasing its military strength and transforming it into an economic, military and dualist group, a new development in Europe. Peskov notes that this move is of great importance to the Russian side or compels it to take additional measures to safeguard its national security. Peskov also stressed that Ukraine had been instigated by a number of European countries and believed that it was the biggest mistake ever to defeat Russia at the strategic level。