Russia wages hybrid war against EU – Klimkin

17:58, 18.04.2016 1 min read

Russia backs left and right-wing parties in the European Union to lessen the influence of classic pro-European parties, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

"I believe Russia is waging a hybrid war against EU: the logic of supporting left and right-wing parties is to decrease the influence of traditional followers of the European values. It targets those who votes for a classic European party," the minister said during a meeting with business executives organized by the European Business Association (EBA) in Kyiv on Monday.

In this relation Klimkin reminded that during a referendum in the Netherlands "there was an essential component produced by Russia."

According to Klimkin, Russian propaganda reinforces nationalist movements in the EU.