Moscow, Jan. 3 -- A senior Russian official has intensified criticism of the European Union's foreign policy leadership, accusing EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas of pushing the bloc toward confrontation with both Russia and China, reports Sputnik.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russia's special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, made the remarks in a comment on X, formerly Twitter, responding to a user's post that shared a video of Kallas. In the video, Kallas questions how the European Union can speak about taking on risks related to China if it is unable to effectively pressure Russia.

"Idiotic Kaja wants the EU at war with Russia AND China," Dmitriev wrote, ...