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Maria Zakharova
22 quotes
“Let me speak or you will really hear what Russian missiles sound like!”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Meet The Woman Who Is Proudly Russia’s Troll-In-Chief", Buzz Feed News, 22 October 2018
“I have no detailed information about what soldiers you are talking about.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have no laws to stop this.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said in 2019 about the Russian private military company Wagner group, quoted in "No lie too great", Politico, 29 July 2022
“We noticed the unprecedented campaign launched in Greece to defame Russia’s policy. Senior officials in Athens allow themselves to make crude accusations against our country and its leadership, they are literally competing with their like-minded people. They hypocritically speak of an “unprovoked attack” against Ukraine, for the first time since World War II, a “mass invasion” and so on.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia Accuses Greece’s Leadership of Propaganda in Ukraine War", Greek Reporter, 7 March 2022
“We are not responsible for the lives of our citizens who have opted to take part in illegal armed activities in Ukraine. Any armed activities against Russian forces will be immediately stopped and armed groups of foreign mercenaries will be eliminated.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia bears no responsibility for lives of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine — diplomat", 9 March 2022
“It is well known to everyone that the Russian armed forces do not bomb cities.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claimed without providing evidence, quoted in "Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to frame it over Mariupol theatre attack", Reuters, 17 March 2022
“These terrible, criminal fake (images) were published in order to justify another pre-arranged sanctions package, including a large-scale expulsion of diplomats from different countries.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claimed about pictures and videos from the Bucha massacre, quoted in "Moscow says Bucha accusations meant to derail peace talks, justify more sanctions", Euronews, 7 April 2022
“YouTube has signed its own warrant.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claimed after YouTube blocked content from the Russian Duma, quoted in "YouTube Blocks Russian Parliament Channel Duma TV, Leading Russian Officials To Warn Of Retaliation", Forbes, 9. april 2022
“Who are the masters of provocation? Of course the United States and NATO.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claimed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022, quoted in "'You couldn't share borscht' Lavrov's mouthpiece offers baffling excuse for Ukraine war", Express, 9. april 2022
“The Russian Armed Forces are carrying out precision strikes against military targets and are going to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claimed without providing evidence, quoted in "Russia goes to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties — Foreign Ministry", TASS, 13 April 2022
“We have issued all our warnings both publicly and through bilateral channels. They [Sweden and Finland] know about it, they will have nothing to be surprised about, they were informed about everything, what will it lead to.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said about Russian reactions in case Finland and Sweden join NATO, quoted in "Russia warns Sweden, Finland about consequences of joining NATO", Firstpost, 20 April 2022
“The Ukraine that you and I had known, within the borders that used to be, no longer exists, and will never exist again. This is evident.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ukraine in its previous borders no longer possible: Zakharova", Mehr News, 18 June 2022
“The European Parliament has passed a resolution recognising Russia as a "sponsor of terrorism". I propose that the European Parliament be recognised as a sponsor of idiocy.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Европарламент принял резолюцию о признании России "спонсором терроризма". Предлагаю признать Европарламент спонсором идиотизма., 23 November 2022
“This is no longer Russophobia, it's a perversion on a level I can't even name.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ukraine war: Kherson 'shelled 258 times in a week'; Pope slams 'Russian cruelty'; and NATO meeting", Euronews, 29 November 2022
“Ukraine has become the global centre of Nazism, and this issue goes far beyond Eastern Europe. All reasonable anti-fascist and anti-Nazi forces must work together to ensure that the broader society learns the truth.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Post, Twitter, 27 December 2023
“To justify their aggressive aspirations, representatives of the North Atlantic bloc are deliberately fueling hysteria around an imaginary Russian ‘threat’, including actively spreading insinuations about Russia’s plans to attack the organization’s member states.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia detonates NATO military exercises on border with Finland", Newslite, May 2, 2024
“The Crimean Bridge is once again in the crosshairs.”
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“I would like to warn Washington and Brussels that any aggressive actions against Crimea are not only doomed to fail, but will also be met with a devastating revenge strike.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia promises ‘devastating revenge’ if Ukraine attacks Crimean Bridge", Alarabiya News / Reuters, May 3, 2024
“Any Danish move to restrict the freedom of navigation of Russian ships in the Baltic straits will be seen as a hostile act and draw retaliation.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia says it will retaliate if Denmark restricts ship movement", Jerusalem Post / Reuters, May 3, 2024
“Western media are in a state that can be called obsession bordering on complete madness: For three years they talked about Russia’s isolation, and today they saw the red carpet used to welcome the Russian president in the USA.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said about a meeting in Alaska where Donald Trump invited his "good friend" Vladimir Putin, quoted in "Russia gloats over Putin-Trump summit" Politico (August 16, 2025)
“We have repeatedly warned that any British military installations and equipment in Ukraine and beyond its borders could be targeted in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory carried out using British weapons. [...] We propose that the British leadership once again carefully analyse the situation and immediately, in the most resolute and unequivocal manner, abandon the hostile, aggressive line which can only ... create the risk of the conflict escalating to an entirely new level.”
Maria Zakharova (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even cookery books, they were also banned. Why? Because it was impossible to share borscht. Well, you can't. It should only belong to one person. To some one people, one nationality ... And so that it is common? And so that in every city and in every region every housewife could cook it in her own way? No. They don't want to compromise. So this is what we are talking about: xenophobia, Nazism, extremism in all forms...”
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