Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the aim of the Western countries is to prevent friendly relations between the Russian Federation and Serbia. The diplomat said this on the broadcast of the television channel. “Match TV”.
“To completely prevent Belgrade from friendly, mutually beneficial relations with our country is the global task of the West, especially the United States, and the entire NATO-centered world formed there,” Zakharova said. said.
At the same time, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the Western leadership has done a lot in recent years for Belgrade to change the course of relations with Moscow.
“Serbian leadership at various levels in recent years has been telling the world what its Western partners are doing with them to change course in developing relations with our country,” he said.
Zakharova described it as a “painful historical task” undertaken by Western states.
“It didn’t start in the 21st century or even at the end of the 20th century,” the diplomat said.
Previously, Maria Zakharova, the United States and its NATO allies returned Ukraine to a testing ground for weapons supplied there.