Maria Zakharova Quotes

Who are the masters of provocation? Of course the United States and NATO.

We are not responsible for the lives of our citizens who have opted to take part in illegal armed activities in Ukraine. Any armed activities against Russian forces will be immediately stopped and armed groups of foreign mercenaries will be eliminated.

The European Parliament has passed a resolution recognising Russia as a "sponsor of terrorism". I propose that the European Parliament be recognised as a sponsor of idiocy.

The Ukraine that you and I had known, within the borders that used to be, no longer exists, and will never exist again. This is evident.

This is no longer Russophobia, it's a perversion on a level I can't even name.

We have issued all our warnings both publicly and through bilateral channels. They [Sweden and Finland] know about it, they will have nothing to be surprised about, they were informed about everything, what will it lead to.

Ukraine has become the global centre of Nazism, and this issue goes far beyond Eastern Europe. All reasonable anti-fascist and anti-Nazi forces must work together to ensure that the broader society learns the truth.

The Russian Armed Forces are carrying out precision strikes against military targets and are going to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties.

Even cookery books, they were also banned. Why? Because it was impossible to share borscht. Well, you can't. It should only belong to one person. To some one people, one nationality ... And so that it is common? And so that in every city and in every region every housewife could cook it in her own way? No. They don't want to compromise. So this is what we are talking about: xenophobia, Nazism, extremism in all forms...

I would like to warn Washington and Brussels that any aggressive actions against Crimea are not only doomed to fail, but will also be met with a devastating revenge strike.

Any Danish move to restrict the freedom of navigation of Russian ships in the Baltic straits will be seen as a hostile act and draw retaliation.

It is well known to everyone that the Russian armed forces do not bomb cities.

Даже книги о кулинарии, они тоже запрещались. Почему? Потому что нельзя было делиться борщом. Ну нельзя. Он должен был принадлежать только кому-то одному. Какому-то одному народу, одной национальности... А так, чтобы он был общий? И чтобы в каждом городе и в каждом регионе каждая хозяйка могла приготовить его по-своему? Нет. На компромиссы идти не хотят. Так это и есть то, о чем мы говорим: ксенофобия, нацизм, экстремизм во всех видах...

The Crimean Bridge is once again in the crosshairs.

These terrible, criminal fake (images) were published in order to justify another pre-arranged sanctions package, including a large-scale expulsion of diplomats from different countries.