Zakharova stated this during a briefing on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival.
In her opinion, Nuland needed to use her knowledge of Russia to build bilateral relations, but she used it to destroy it.
“And in general, I think her personal contribution to undermining trust between our countries was colossal,” said the representative of the foreign policy department.
Earlier, Nuland notified US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of her decision to leave her post in the coming weeks.
Former US military intelligence officer Scott Ritter suggested that Nuland was being forced to resign due to radical differences with the White House's policies.