“The European Union will not turn into a military alliance. There is no competition with NATO, ”TASS quoted Mogherini as saying.

So she commented on the creation of a pan-European army.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the European Union in its defense initiatives should not compete with the alliance and duplicate its functions.

Political and economic analyst Vladimir Soloveichik in an interview with FAN appreciated the idea of ​​the French President Emmanuel Macron on the creation of a pan-European army.