Zakharova reminded the West of its role in "redrawing the cards"

Zakharova reminded the West of its role in "redrawing the cards"



The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to statements by Western countries that the Russian Federation allegedly decided to "redraw the map of Europe." The diplomat wrote about this in her Telegram-channel.

"I am touched by the arguments of the West that Russia has decided to 'redraw the map of Europe'," Zakharova said.

According to her, it is very funny that this thesis is being advocated in Germany, which has "the current borders solely due to their" redrawing "in the late 80s of the XX century." The speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled the political slogan of Chancellor Willy Brandt, which sounds like this: Jetzt wächst zusammen, was zusammengehört ("Now unites what is one whole").

Zakharova replied that in the 1980s in Russia they understood the German side and went towards their aspirations, which became Russian goodwill, despite the fact that "German fascism destroyed half of our country and destroyed over 25 million of our citizens." Zakharova added that it is not for Berlin to talk about "redrawing" the borders.

She also stressed that the countries of Eastern Europe also come up with this thesis. The diplomat recalled that many of them have become "sovereign states solely due to the "redrawing" of borders in recent decades." As a result, Zakharova pointed out that these states received a privilege and forgot about morality, as well as responsibility. According to her, these capitals did not want to know "how the people feel who sacrificed a lot for the sake of Europe in the 20th century and received their own division for this."

At the same time, Zakharova recalled that Ukraine for the first time in history gained statehood precisely thanks to the “redrawing” of borders in 1918. Then it happened 70 years later. "It's funny to hear about the "redrawing" of borders from across the ocean," Zakharova added, recalling the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, support for the "redrawing" of Serbia and the American adventure with the "independence of Kosovo."

Zakharova reminded that it is time for the West to decide once and for all whether the "redrawing" of borders is good or bad.

Former President of Russia Vladimir Putin During a ceremony in the Kremlin, he accused the West of "trampling on the principle of the inviolability of borders." According to him, they "have given themselves such a right."



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