Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sat down with Sputnik to focus on a spate of pressing issues, including those related to the Ukraine conflict and the Moscow-Washington relations.
Zakharova said that Moscow was witnessing "this infernal conglomerate. And all of this is supported by Paris, which supplies weapons, sends money, and offers political support. They encourage it, and, of course, they have never condemned it."
Touching upon the French Mirage 2000 fighter jet deliveries to Ukraine, the Russian diplomat said that "this is yet another move that, unfortunately, pushes the situation into an even greater impasse for the West and the Kiev regime."
Zelensky, the "enfant terrible," along with his regime, created by the West itself, continues to demand more financial and military support, fully aware of the situation’s hopelessness, Zakharova pointed out. To maintain momentum, the West occasionally "throws in" new funding and weapons while issuing fresh statements of encouragement.
On New Russian Envoy to US
"As for the Russian ambassador, I can say with absolute certainty: a candidate has been selected, but agrément has not yet been granted," Maria Zakharova added.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov previously stated that Moscow considers excessive speculation about the approval process for the new Russian ambassador to be counterproductive.