EU 'obsessed' with militarization: Kremlin

A file photo of Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. /VCG A file photo of Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. /VCG Europe is "obsessed" with militarizing the European Union (EU) to transform the economic bloc into a military-political one, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.Russia remains on guard and is monitoring the situation closely after France tested a new nuclear missile, he said.Peskov noted that the EU is shaping its defense policy around confrontation with Russia, calling it "a dead-end path."Russia is taking relevant security measures while remaining open to dialogue with EU nations, he said.France on Tuesday test-fired a strategic ballistic missile from a submarine off Finistere on the western coast. It carried no nuclear warhead. President Emmanuel Macron described it as a "loud and clear message." Source(s): Xinhua News Agency