Zakharova recalled the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, committed by al-Qaeda * militants, who had previously been close to the United States.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry linked this situation with the information that appeared about Kyiv's plans to stage a provocation using a "dirty bomb".
Zakharova stressed that these attacks were carried out by people who "lived and worked" on Washington's money.
In addition, these were militants who killed civilians with US-supplied weapons.
“Exactly the same thing is happening now with Zelensky ... For the world community, Zelensky is just Bin Laden number two,” RIA Novosti quoted Zakharova as saying on the air of the Big Game program on Channel One.
She called Zelensky's situation more dangerous because he receives much more US funding than bin Laden.
Earlier, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that Zelensky was on a par with Osama bin Laden and other terrorists.
* "Al-Qaeda" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.