
An official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry spoke to students in Syktyvkar
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Maria Zakharova made a counter-statement about Western sanctions at a meeting with students in Syktyvkar.
SYKTYVKAR, September 9 - RIA Novosti. Western sanctions against Russia are madness and madness, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
“This is not about negotiations, this is not about diplomacy. This is definitely not about finding compromises. This is about madness! Why did Sergei Lavrov say: “when will they go crazy”? Because this is madness, this is self-destruction. They are not destroying us, they are strengthening us,” Zakharova said at a meeting with students of Syktyvkar State University (SSU) named after Pitirim Sorokin.
The diplomat emphasized that Russia must do its job and follow its own course, and remember that no foreign country will ever help, just as it does not help anyone.
She also added that the West, at a time when the Convention on the Law of the Sea exists, moved to open piracy, which opened a “Pandora’s box.”

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