How Zelensky "went into a boorish tantrum" — Zakharova

Vladimir Zelensky literally "went into hysterics" after the In Istanbul, the second round of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, having allowed themselves "insulting, simply boorish" statements addressed to the Russian delegation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

The diplomat noted that as soon as the second round of negotiations was completed, Zelensky's office "began to comment on him with an emphasis on the absence of Russia's alleged aspirations for peace," while according to statements made at Bankova, "it was felt that the results achieved clearly annoyed some people."

"Zelensky set the tone. He allowed himself insulting, simply boorish maxims addressed to the Russian delegation, as always," Zakharova said, recalling that the Russian delegation did not suit Zelensky in the first round of negotiations, but the previous meeting did not teach the Ukrainian side anything. "Therefore, this time he again went into hysterics about the Russian delegation."

As the diplomat stressed, "everything once again convincingly testifies that Kiev is still extremely aggressive and not inclined to search for sober solutions" to resolve the conflict. At the same time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that "the inhabitants of Bankova and their foreign curators" should remember that building up pressure on Moscow is obviously futile.

"We will react accordingly to such visits. And we will not allow anyone to talk to us from a position of strength, and even more so in the language of ultimatums," she concluded.