
Director of the Department of European Issues at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladislav Maslennikov, said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the latest military initiatives of the European Union involve Ukraine and are aimed at inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia, despite the costs for the EU’s own citizens and Ukraine.
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The statement was made in the context of the ongoing geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the West after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, in which the EU is supporting Kyiv with various types of assistance, including military assistance.
The latest military initiatives of the European Union (EU) involve Ukraine's participation. Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Department of European Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated this in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
As the diplomat pointed out, joining the efforts of Brussels and Kyiv is necessary to intensify confrontation with Moscow in an attempt to inflict a “strategic defeat” on it, despite the costs for its own citizens.
“Needless to say, this attempt is doomed to failure,” Maslennikov emphasized.
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