Medvedev urged to forever bring Borrell “in the list of non-handshakes”

The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, should be forever included in the list of non-handshakes after the words about “fascist Russia”, wrote Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in his Telegram channel.

“I would not go back to this disgusting statement of the close-minded EU commissioner, but I have to specifically emphasize that no one should ever forget such things. This official should be permanently included in the list of non-handshake creatures without the right to pardon, ”Medvedev wrote.

On September 5, as part of the European Parliament conference in Prague, Borrell announced the absence of a specific plan for the victory of “fascist Russia”. A spokesman for the head of European diplomacy later clarified that the Estonian politician Marko Mihkelson asked Borrell the question about “fascist Russia”.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia had asked Borrell’s office for a transcript of his speech in Spanish, but “they don’t give it.” Lavrov said that if Borrell’s statement is confirmed, “then we, of course, will have very big questions about how to continue to do business with these people.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier today that Borrell was “just talking.” Putin also recalled Borrell’s words that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would end on the battlefield. The head of state called this a strange diplomatic attitude and said that this rhetoric could be understood if Borrell was not a diplomat, but “the minister of defense of some country.”

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