“The announcement of my inclusion in the sanctions list from the point of view of the Euro-Atlantic regime is a kind of gift for Defender of the Fatherland Day, which I serve faithfully,” she wrote in her Telegram channel.
According to the diplomat, the corresponding decision was developed a long time ago, and it was repeatedly hinted at in an attempt to intimidate.
“When they realized that blackmail did not work, they turned on the sanctions mechanism.
What do you want from people who call the streets after the terrorist Dudayev... And what do they want from me, whose both grandfathers went through the war, fighting against fascism, and the whole family is selflessly devoted to Russia?”
Zakharova added.
Earlier, the restrictions of the European Union for the recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics by Russia came into force, a list of defendants was made public.
The sanctions included Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya and Russia Today news agency Margarita Simonyan.
Prior to this, the European Union officially adopted sanctions for Russia's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
In particular, 351 State Duma deputies fell under the sanctions.