Naryshkin said about Europe's desire to become the epicenter of the global conflict

Europe is rapidly building up its military power, which as a result could make it the epicenter of a global conflict. This was announced on May 28 by Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

The "drums of war" are especially loud on the European continent. Europe is moving towards becoming the epicenter of global conflict again, as it was in the last century," he said at the international security forum.

In addition, Naryshkin added that the European Union (EU) is gradually turning into a military alliance directed against Russia.

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On the same day, the German authorities announced that they had increased investments in state-owned companies by almost 54 times to prepare infrastructure for a possible military conflict in Europe. In addition, Germany has increased the cost of adapting highways and bridges for the transfer of military equipment by an average of four times.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on May 12 that the member countries of the alliance should increase the volume of defense industry in order to implement a policy of deterrence.