According to Peskov, the European Union allegedly officially positions Russia as the main enemy. He stressed that Moscow regards new EU defense strategies as a threat to its own security.
"All this militarization happens mainly against Russia, it can, of course, be a topic for our deep concern and for the need to take appropriate measures to ensure our security," Peskov said.
At the same time, he did not explain why Europe began to perceive Russia as a threat, despite the fact that a few years ago the Russian Federation was one of the main trade partners of the EU.
In fact, this reaction of Brussels is a response to a full -scale war that Russia has been running against Ukraine since 2022. Kiev military assistance, increase in defense budgets and initiatives on the creation of a common European army are natural security measures in the conditions of aggressive Kremlin policy.
It should be recalled that in 2023, the European Commission presented a plan for strengthening the EU's defense capability, including an increase in ammunition production, strengthening of the defense industry and the creation of joint military structures. In response, Moscow has repeatedly expressed its "concern".
The Kremlin spokesman also stated that Europe's defense initiatives were allegedly contrary to peace talks in Ukraine.
"Such confrontation rhetoric and confrontation, which we now see in Brussels and in European capitals, of course, are seriously dissociated with the mood in search of ways of peaceful settlement around Ukraine," he said.
At the same time, Russia continues rocket firing of Ukrainian cities, increases military presence on the front and makes ultimate requirements for negotiations, in particular the requirement to recognize the occupied territories as part of the Russian Federation.
