MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. Europe’s aging political elites remain determined to transform the European Union from a political bloc into a military alliance and are now pursuing a clear objective: establishing strategic footholds for exerting pressure on Russia, Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the leading political party in Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entities, said in an interview with TASS.
Dodik stressed that Europeans continue to wage war against Russia through Ukraine. "Kiev would have suffered defeat long ago were it not for the European Union’s militaristic ambitions and its aging elites, who are trying to turn the EU into a military alliance instead of a political union," he said.
"That is why they are now seeking to expand their influence into Moldova, Armenia, and other areas," the politician explained. "Their goal is clearly to establish strategic footholds to exert pressure on Russia and, more broadly, on the eastern direction." In reality, however, "they have almost no influence," as "the European Union has lost its unity, lacks a single leader, and has no raw materials."
"Even Germany is losing its innovative edge," he said. "Russia trains far more talented engineers. And if you compare educational programs here with those in the West, it becomes obvious that Russia and China hold the advantage, as they train specialists on a much larger scale. As a result, the EU’s former strategic advantage has been lost."
