Sergey Lavrov also emphasized that the EU is attempting to turn Serbia into a buffer zone against Russia BEIJING, April 15. /TASS/. The militarization of the European Union is dangerous and is progressing "very quickly and rapidly," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists following his official visit to China, adding that EU elites allegedly see militarization as their core purpose. Lavrov said the EU is attempting to turn Serbia into a buffer zone against Russia, citing