“Ukraine is perceived by the West as an instrument of influence, of pursuing its interests in the region, of destabilizing the situation,” Zakharova said.
In her opinion, Western countries "need to maintain the fire of sanctions."
“They took Ukraine as a platform for experiments, the unfortunate, unfortunate Ukrainian people,” she stressed.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the West is trying to prepare the information space for a number of major provocations.