Harsh words from Russia to US Secretary of State Blinken: A sick, ridiculous and flawed thought…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova held a weekly press conference in the capital Moscow on the items on the agenda. Responding to the AA reporter’s question about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement that “Putin is working harder than anyone in the world to strengthen the NATO alliance,” Zaharova asserted that this statement was “absurd”.

Noting that Blinken has a “bad” sense of humour, Zaharova said: “This is a sick, ridiculous and flawed way of thinking. If the Foreign Minister thinks like this, there is fear for the ministry he heads,” he said.

Noting that NATO is constantly expanding, Zaharova continued as follows:

“By 2022, Moscow was expanding NATO? Are we guilty of breaking the agreement between Russia and NATO? The West broke this agreement. Are we guilty again? In this way you can reach the point of absurdity. They have already put our planet in an absurd state. Over the years, NATO has continually expanded as an alliance. We have repeatedly stated that this is worrying and will have consequences.”

“WASHINGTON WANTS TO RAISE THE TENSION WITH MOSCOW”

Assessing the visit of US President Joe Biden to Ukraine, Zaharova drew attention to the fact that this visit took place on the anniversary of the Square events in Ukraine in 2014.

“It’s good to remember that both criminologists and psychologists say similar things: the perpetrator always arrives on the scene,” Zaharova said. he said.

Noting that with this visit Biden launched the election campaign that will take place next year in the US, Zaharova said: “The fact that Biden’s statements in Kiev and Warsaw do not include the issue of a peaceful solution to the problem of Ukraine shows Washington’s desire to increase the degree of tension with Moscow.” she performed her assessment.

“RUSSIAN AND CHINESE APPROACHES TO GLOBAL SECURITY ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER”

Noting that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met in the capital Moscow on Thursday , Zaharova said that China’s plan for the solution of the Ukrainian problem was discussed at this meeting. He said that it was not discussed.

On the other hand, Zaharova said that Russia’s and China’s approaches to global security issues are similar.

“EU IS CUNNY ON CIVILIAN MISSION”

Referring to the decision of the European Union (EU) to establish a civilian mission in Armenia, Zaharova said: “When they talk about the civilian mission, they are cunning, they do not tell the whole truth.” she performed her assessment.

Zakharova called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to start joint work to improve their relations.

Ministry spokeswoman Zaharova said they would respond to the Dutch decision to limit the number of Russian diplomats in the country and Romania to close the Russian cultural center in the capital Bucharest. (AA)