The EU portrays Moscow as a \u201cmodel external enemy,\u201d but the continent\u2019s security architecture is \u201cunthinkable\u201d without Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says<\/p>\n
Russia has conveniently been turned into a \u201cmodel external enemy\u201d by European propaganda seeking to justify the continent\u2019s internal problems, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, arguing that such efforts are unlikely to succeed.
\nEuropean officials have frequently blamed Moscow for a range of challenges, especially since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Meanwhile, many in the EU have pushed for increased militarization over what they describe as a \u201cRussian threat,\u201d including claims that Moscow could attack the EU after the conflict ends. Russia has repeatedly dismissed such claims as \u201cnonsense.\u201d
\nIn an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin for the news agency Vesti released on Sunday, Peskov said Europe is facing a slew of deepening crises: \u201cThese are economic crises, existential crises, a security crisis, and, most importantly, a crisis in understanding itself and its core values.\u201d
\nEuropean propaganda has been trying to cast Russia as a convenient \u201cmodel external enemy\u201d simply because it is \u201ca large and powerful country.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWill this lead to anything good? Will they be able to shift the blame for everything on us? Unlikely, of course,\u201d he said.
\nPeskov also stressed that Russia is part of Europe, and that the continent\u2019s security architecture is \u201cunthinkable\u201d without its participation and without taking its interests into account.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, the current generation of European politicians is choosing a line of total Russophobia as its primary focus,\u201d he said. \u201cDeclaring Russia the main threat to Europe\u2019s existence is unwise. It\u2019s a mistake\u2026 \u201cRussia cannot be the main threat to Europe,\u201d because as a Eurasian country it is an integral part of Europe, the spokesman said.
\nOn Ukraine, Peskov said Moscow has repeatedly urged Kiev \u201cto muster the will\u201d and make the decisions needed to reach an agreement, but so far without success. He warned that delaying them will only make it worse: \u201cEven more painful decisions will have to be made further on.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of direct talks, as well as trilateral meetings involving the US over the past year, but the peace process has stalled due to Washington\u2019s war on Iran. Reports indicate that territorial disputes remain the main obstacle. Kiev has rejected concessions, while Moscow insists any settlement must include recognition of former Ukrainian regions that voted to join Russia, as well as address NATO expansion and Ukraine\u2019s alignment with the West.
\nEarlier this month, Vladimir Zelensky called on European backers to form a new military bloc involving the EU, UK, Ukraine, T\u00fcrkiye, and Norway to deter Russia, claiming that such a force could surpass Russia in military strength. Commenting on the remarks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ridiculed Zelensky\u2019s apparent attempt to portray himself as Europe\u2019s \u201cdefender\u201d and the leader of a new military alliance, warning it \u201cwon\u2019t end well\u201d and criticizing calls for Ukraine\u2019s rapid EU accession under what he described as \u201can openly Nazi regime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The EU portrays Moscow as a \u201cmodel external enemy,\u201d but the continent\u2019s security architecture is \u201cunthinkable\u201d without Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia has conveniently been turned into a \u201cmodel…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-environment","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t