However, Zakharova sees it differently. According to the TASS agency, she described the West as a “hydra”.
“How many intrigues has this Western hydra already committed against everyone, including Russian diplomats,” Zakharova sighed on her Telegram account about the decision that will prevent her from going to Malta. But at the same time, she said that it actually made her happy. “I can go to a concert in the Kremlin Palace, where the children’s ensemble Domisolka performs,” she wrote.
Lavrov’s presence may cause problems at the meeting. Last year because of him, the representatives of Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russian armed aggression for the third year, did not arrive in Skopje, the Reuters agency recalled some time ago.
At the end of the meeting, the countries approved Malta’s presidency for this year. Estonia was originally supposed to take it over, but Russia, which has the right of veto, blocked this move. The entry of neutral Malta into the leadership was finally negotiated by the ministers at the last minute.
Kyiv also prepared a change for this year. Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha is going to the meeting, who, in addition to the OSCE meeting, also has a number of bilateral meetings planned, according to the TV5 Monde station, Ukrainian diplomacy said. However, she did not comment on the presence of Lavrov.
Sanction list with asset freezing
Like President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Foreign Minister is on individual EU sanctions lists from 2022. Part of the penalty is the freezing of any assets in EU countries.
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Brussels imposed sanctions on Lavrov for his role in the war in Ukraine, but did not ban him from traveling within the Union in an effort to keep the communication channel open with Moscow.
However, this does not apply to Zakharova, while the sanctions of the EU, Britain, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine, the United States and Switzerland are also applied against her as a representative of the Kremlin’s state propaganda and disinformation policy from 2022.
It has been listed on the Canadian sanctions list since 2020.
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