Madrid, Spain. File photoMOSCOW, May 6Moscow regards the reasoning of Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez on whether or not to expel the Russian ambassador in Madrid as an attempt to put pressure on the head of the Russian diplomatic mission, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov, commenting on the statement of the Spanish minister. «The very raising of the question and public discussions about whether or not to expel the ambassador of a foreign state from the country testifies to the reckless copying by the Spanish leadership of the line of a number of the most Russophobic and embittered EU and NATO states, as well as the loss of the ability of the authorities to an independent and balanced assessment of the ongoing processes on the European continent. And the remarks about the fact that after the massive groundless expulsion of Russian diplomats, Spain thereby demonstrates «openness» to a dialogue with us, only confirm this conclusion, «the commentary published on the website of the ministry says .»We regard like you the words of the head of the Spanish Foreign Ministry as an unethical attempt to put pressure on the head of the Russian diplomatic mission. Such an approach is unlikely to help maintain bilateral ties and preserve the prospects for the normalization of Russian-Spanish cooperation,» Zakharova stressed. about British journalists
