Reference News Network December 7 report, according to the website of "El País", Elon Musk has sparked a new wave of political storm in Europe. He publicly called on December 6 to abolish the European Union and return sovereignty to individual member states on his social platform X.
As soon as Musk made this statement, it immediately received support from Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council and former president, who replied to Musk's proposal with "completely correct".
Shortly before Musk released this message, the European Commission imposed a fine of 120 million euros on the X platform for violating the transparency rules and obligations of the Digital Services Act. Musk called this penalty "absurd" and "crazy".
In this context, Musk said: "The EU may need to be abolished, returning sovereignty to individual countries so that national governments can better represent their own people." He also added the slogan "Abolish the EU" to this post.
For months, Musk has been continuously raising the tone of criticism against Brussels, accusing it of implementing censorship and political interference, and using digital regulation as a weapon against the X platform. After being investigated for suspected violations of the Digital Services Act, Musk even accused the EU of interfering in the 2024 U.S. election and "targeting him all along."
Medvedev's support for the idea of abolishing the EU aligns with Russia's long-standing narrative of portraying the EU as a hostile and declining force.
At a time when relations between Russia and Europe are highly tense due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the sanctions imposed on Russia, this leader closely associated with the Kremlin often uses social media to amplify criticism of European institutions. (Translated by Su Jiawei)
Original source: toutiao.com/article/7580991940151034420/
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