Medvedev Warns EU: Russia Tightens Stance

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Global News today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Dimitri Medvedev, Russia's deputy chairman of the Security Council, just called out Ukraine's potential join to the European Union. On Friday, April 3rd, he said Moscow needs to end its tolerance stance on neighbors linking up with the EU. He sees the EU shifting fast from an economic bloc into a full military alliance aimed right at Russia, even tougher than NATO in some ways. Time to stop playing nice with that setup. Medvedev figures the United States won't bail on NATO anytime soon, but Washington might pull back some troops from other member countries as a gesture. Still, he points to cracks inside NATO that could speed up the EU's move toward heavier military muscle. As tensions simmer between Russia and the West, these words from Medvedev signal a harder line ahead on Europe's alliances.