MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. The EU aims to boost its militaristic course of action; Vladimir Putin visits Tajikistan for a state visit and two summits; and the Organization of Turkic States may evolve into a military alliance. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Media: Brussels aims to boost militaristic course of action
The European Union members that see themselves as frontline states aim to leverage the "drone wall" project in order to secure extra resources, Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of European Issues, told Izvestia. The diplomat notes that the European Commission regards the drone initiative as a reason to pump the defense industry with new orders, as well as a PR stunt designed to reaffirm the EU’s militarization policy. However, disagreements over the implementation of the "drone wall" project and its financing are growing among European Union states.
The initiative, backed by Eastern European nations and the European Commission, has not been fully endorsed by Western and Southern Europe, German political scientist Alexander Rahr noted. "EU member states agreed to increase their budgets and purchase weapons from the US. But they did not discuss the drone issue while making decisions on militarization. That said, many countries now seem to think that they are simply about to get an invitation to pay for something again," the analyst stressed.
