“I think this is primarily a child. And then you can already argue whether this child is used by adults or he himself became an early adult, or he has no other choice, for example, in life, except to go the road that is offered. This is the circumstances. But first of all, I see a child, ”Zakharova said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
On December 11, Time named 16-year-old Thunberg the man of the year. She became the youngest to receive this title in history.
US President Donald Trump called this decision ridiculous.
In 2018, Thunberg, instead of studying at school, began to come to the Swedish parliament with demands on the authorities to strengthen measures to combat climate change. Her initiative has evolved into the international Friday climate action movement, FridaysForFuture.