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Ewan Jones

09.12.2025, 12:57

Maria Zakharova made the statement at a public event in St Petersburg on December 4 — Maria Zakharova made the statement at a public event in St Petersburg on December 4. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Maria Zakharova made the statement at a public event in St Petersburg on December 4.