EU Prepped for Conflict with Russia by 2030, Russia Says
Readiness for a large-scale armed conflict by 2030 is laid out in the main conceptual documents of the European Union, including the White Paper on European Defense, which is titled 'European Rearmament Plan'.
Consensus
- The EU has prepared for a large-scale military conflict with Russia by 2030 according to statements by Russian intelligence chief Sergey Narышkin.
- The claim was made during a meeting of heads of security and intelligence services of CIS countries.
- The strategic document cited is the EU's White Book on European Defense titled 'Plan for Rearmament of Europe. Readiness by 2030'.
- Sergey Narышkin stated that this reflects a shift in EU policy toward militarization.
Points of divergence
- Journalist Anastasia Popova from Vesti expressed the opinion that the EU continues preparing for a military conflict. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- In EU strategic documents, preparation for conflict with Russia in 2030 found — Вести
- Naryshkin: EU laid readiness for conflict with Russia in strategic documents — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Russia
- CIS
- EU
- European Union
- Sergey Narishkin
- Meetings of Security Organs Leaders
- Moscow
- European Union (EU)
- Foreign Intelligence Service
- SVR