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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Moscow should abandon its "tolerant" attitude toward the accession of its neighbors to the European Union, "including Ukraine", AzerNEWS reports.

"It is obvious that there are powerful contradictions within the alliance, which have been exacerbated by the Iranian campaign. And European political freaks, especially in Brussels, are seriously thinking about creating a full-fledged military component within the EU.

And this changes the picture of the world," Medvedev said in a post on Max.

Furthermore, he also warned that the bloc could turn into "an extremely hostile military alliance, in some ways worse than NATO."

Ukraine has reached 84% implementation of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement, marking continued progress in aligning its legislation and policies with European Union standards.

According to the Ukrainian government’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration on March 16, the country’s implementation level increased from 81% in 2024 to 84% in 2025, reflecting ongoing reforms carried out despite Russia’s full-scale war.

The report, published by the government’s European integration coordination office, outlines Ukraine’s progress in implementing the provisions of the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).