Kremlin: Ukrainian and Moldovan entry could destabilize EU

Russia said on Friday that the European Union's decision to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova was a politicized decision that could destabilize the bloc, and praised Hungary for objecting to the move.

"Negotiations to join the EU can last for years or decades. The EU has always had strict criteria for accession and it is obvious that at the moment neither Ukraine nor Moldova meets these criteria," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Reuters