Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters the bloc had become increasingly aggressive in its goal of containing Russia, saying there was now "very little difference" between the EU and NATO. Criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the "gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades", the text called for closer EU-NATO cooperation, though did not say it would ensure the security of the EU. In October, experts told Euronews Ukraine is unlikely to join NATO any time soon