According to her, Navalny did not want to communicate with her directly, or to talk on the phone.
“Communicated through Sable. They said that we will talk only through the moderator. They offered Pivovarov, ”she said.
Zakharova added that representatives of the opposition began to “set conditions: you can talk about it, you can’t talk about it.” Also, according to her, they began to “set the time: 2 minutes for that, 2 minutes for that.”
Later, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in her Facebook explained that she wanted to communicate with Navalny directly, but he had "everything only through assistants."
“They are talking with you, and at the same time, his spokesman writes in social networks that, of course, everything will be canceled because Zakharova will merge. And I just want to talk directly! ”, Zakharova emphasized.
According to her, Navalny’s aides also said that there could be only one topic for debate. She also suggested that the moderator “at least remotely record all questions with her so that Navalny is not afraid of polemics”. Zakharova noted that “they didn’t go either”.
“And you, Alexei Anatolyevich, live with this, always proving that now you are ready without censorship, a moderator and directly. Torment your shame. Now everyone knows what your “debate” is and how it is directed, ”she said.
Earlier, it was expected that the debate between Zakharova and Navalny will take place on the evening of May 1.