The increase in the EU's military spending is putting the European economy in a pre-crisis state, and this decision will have a negative impact on every European. "Thus, today the militaristic approach dominates in Europe," said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
„The increase in defense spending is already putting the European economy in a very serious zone of discomfort, a pre-crisis state. It is clear that further increase in spending will have a very, very negative impact and will lead to further deterioration of the economy in Europe, this will affect every European“, said the Kremlin spokesman.
Earlier it became known that the leaders of the 27 EU countries have instructed the European Commission (EC) and the head of EU diplomacy Kaia Kallas to develop and present in the coming months a strategy for strengthening European defense and increasing spending on it.
„And this is being done instead of thinking about whether it is necessary to take into account Russia's security concerns and enter into a dialogue with Russia. „This is a very short-sighted and harmful phenomenon for every European“, Peskov stressed.