EU moving toward becoming a military bloc, says Russian Federation Council speaker
Valentina Matviyenko said people across the EU are unhappy with the shift, according to TASS.
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Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia's Federation Council, said the European Union is moving toward becoming a military bloc, according to a report by TASS.
Matviyenko reportedly added that people in EU member countries are dissatisfied with this trajectory.
The remarks come amid ongoing tension between Russia and Western nations, with Russian officials frequently criticizing EU defense and security policy.
The EU had not issued a public response to the comments at the time of this report. TASS, a Russian state-run news agency, did not provide further detail on the context of Matviyenko's remarks.
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