Official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria ZakharovaMOSCOW, February 22 Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the post of head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on sanctions for recognizing the DPR and LPR, noted that during the entire war there was not a single tweet from him calling on Kiev to curb the nationalists, apparently, shopping and parties are what worries people Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, commenting on the sanctions against Russia due to the recognition of the LPR and the DPR, wrote on his Twitter that there would be no more «shopping in Milan, parties in Saint-Tropez and diamonds from Antwerp».
The European Union agreed on a package of sanctions against Russia «Mr. Borrell, during the war in Donbass, more than 13 thousand people died (according to OSCE estimates). On your behalf, there has never been a single tweet or post supporting the parents of murdered children, demanding to provide minors with «Donetsk and Luhansk a safe existence, with a call to the Kiev regime to curb the nationalists. Now we understand why: shopping and parties are what really excites,» Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. human appearance,” the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized. She also wondered if it was normal for a European official to rejoice because the business of the EU member states would suffer losses? announced a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 said in a televised address that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling and killing of civilians, and blockades do not stop. Immediately after the appeal, he signed decrees recognizing the LNR and the DNR. Putin also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
