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Speaking to the press from Moscow, on Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova slammed the recent comment of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who accused Russia of ‘barbaric’ actions in Syria.
Transcript from Russian, Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson : “Regarding the statement about barbaric actions by Russia in Syria, you need to understand that American officials do not understand the meaning of the words that they use, if you are speaking from a historical context. If we assume that they are doing it for such figurative effect, some symbolism, then they certainly use those words. It is hard to imagine anything more barbaric than the US policy towards Iraq or the position and policy of some illegal coalitions within Libya. In the region it is difficult to do this. This is why everything we see is a show but apparently they are not able to play it till the end and this is why American diplomats go into hysterics. The only thing I want to tell our American colleagues: it is diplomacy. It needs professionalism, moderation, patience and understanding of what you are doing.” Continue reading