“One part of this whole campaign is to look away from our own problems: both with chemical weapons and colossal internal problems,” she said on the air of the Full Contact program.

In addition, according to Zakharova, the EU is also trying to distract citizens from problems in organizing mass vaccinations against coronavirus and introducing covid passports.

“They fought inside - both for money and for spheres of influence.

And now they tell us: "Focus on us, do as we do, we are doing the right thing, and you are wrong ..." A realistic look is what is needed, "she added.

On March 2, the European Union introduced new sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Alexei Navalny.

On the same day, the United States also announced new sanctions against Moscow.

The Kremlin noted the ineffectiveness of the policy of sanctions against Russia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the desire of European states to assert themselves as the main motive for sanctions against Russia.