The Russians accuse the West of wanting to go to war with Russia like the Nazis did in their day.
THE Moscow marked today “Europe’s internal affairs“the decision of the” 27 “to attribute to Ukraine and Moldova the candidate status in the European Union country, at the same time accusing the West of wanting to go to war with Russia.
The EU decision came four months after Russia launched an attack on neighboring Ukraine aimed primarily at ending Ukraine’s ongoing rapprochement with the West.
“It’s an internal affair of Europe”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters, however, that it was “important” for Moscow that “all these processes do not cause more problems for Russia (…) in these countries’ relations with Russia.”
He also hoped that this would not lead to a deterioration in relations between Moscow and Brussels, which are now at such a low level “that it is very difficult to further degrade them”.
Peshkov also denounced Moldova ‘s desire to “become more European than the Europeans themselves”.
He also said that the Turkeywho has been a candidate for membership for 20 years, “has never been able to go further. But at the same time, it has become a sovereign and independent country.”
For his part, o Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov estimated that one accession of Ukraine and Moldova does not represent “no danger” for Russiabecause the EU is not a military alliance, and said that President Vladimir Putin is not opposed to it.
But he used war vocabulary, accusing the EU and NATO of wanting to go to war with Russia, as the Nazis did in their day.
“THE Hitler had gathered under its banner a large part of Europe to wage war against the Soviet Union. “he said, during a visit to Azerbaijan.
“Today, the EU and NATO are forming such a modern coalition to fight and, to a large extent, wage war on Russia.”he added.
Moscow sees Western arms deliveries to Ukraine as a way for Europeans and Americans to wage a proxy war against Russia.
The leaders of the “27” decided yesterday, Thursday, the first day of the European summit, to give Ukraine and Moldova, two pro-Western former Soviet republics, candidate status for EU membership. The decision marks the beginning of a long and complex process for Integration.
Georgia, which also wants to join the EU, has yet to make reforms to gain that status.
A large demonstration in support of the European ambitions of this Caucasian country is scheduled to take place tonight in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
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