She noted that such a statement is “not so stupid as monstrous” in the context of the events a hundred years ago, when Vladivostok was under occupation.

“Indeed, in 1918-1919 Vladivostok was occupied by the troops of Czechoslovakia, the USA, Japan, Canada and other countries. And this “like a hundred years ago” refers not so much to the Ukrainian, but in principle to the occupation flags in this region, ”Zakharova wrote on her Facebook page.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that such statements completely distort the philosophy of the single cooperation of European countries.

“De Gaulle’s philosophy has been perverted beyond recognition, and instead of a single space of peaceful cooperation from Lisbon to Vladivostok, Europe has thrown completely different concepts through Ukraine,” concluded Zakharova.

Earlier, Omelyan expressed confidence that the unity of Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok would be possible only if the flag of Ukraine was raised above Vladivostok, as "a hundred years ago."