Russia’s Medvedev calls EU an enemy, says Ukrainian membership would be dangerous

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that the European Union had evolved into an enemy of Russia that posed a direct threat to its security, and Moscow was now opposed to Ukraine joining the bloc.

Russia has long been opposed to Ukraine joining the NATO Western military alliance – one of the reasons it gives for its decision to launch a full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022.

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