The special representative of the Russian President supported the statement of the Lithuanian Prime Minister about the lack of evidence of the Russian military plans against the EU
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Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev supported the statement of Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius that there is no evidence of Russian military plans against the EU, citing a statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and accusing European bureaucrats of using imaginary threats to distract attention from internal problems.
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Why It Matters
In the context of growing rhetoric about a possible threat from Russia to Europe, the Prime Minister of Lithuania and the Secretary General of NATO announced the absence of evidence of Russian military plans against the EU, which received support from the special representative of the Russian President.
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Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev supported the statement of Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius about the lack of evidence of Russian military plans against the EU.
The Lithuanian Prime Minister said that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the absence of real evidence of such plans.
Dmitriev noted that European bureaucrats use imaginary threats to distract the population's attention from their failures.
MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius is right when he says there is no evidence of the Russian Federation’s alleged military plans against the EU, said Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.
Dmitriev commented on the video of the joint press conference of the Prime Minister of Lithuania with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. In the footage, Sinkevičius says that Rutte told him that there is no real evidence of the Russian Federation’s alleged military plans against the EU, in particular, from the intelligence services of the alliance countries.
“Unusually wise words from the Prime Minister of Lithuania, who openly says that European hysteria in the form of “Russian intimidation” is not based on any facts,” Dmitriev wrote on his social network page.
The head of the RDIF emphasized that European bureaucrats are using imaginary threats of Russia’s alleged military plans to distract the population from their failures in migration, the economy and other areas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized that Russia is not preparing for hostilities with Europe, there is no reason for this. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov previously stated that Russia does not threaten any state in Europe.
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Open Questions
- What exactly are the failures in migration and the economy that the European bureaucrats are referring to?
- Will there be further statements from NATO or the EU on this issue?
- How will this statement affect the dialogue between Russia and Europe?
