Russian embassies are flooded with visa requests, claims a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova
A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, claims that the Russian embassies and consulates are inundated with requests for visas, residence permits, or assistance with relocation.
Much of the information provided by Russian state media or Kremlin officials is likely not true. Such reports may be part of the Russian Federation's information war.
Maria Zakharova is known for her uncompromising political attacks on all opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policies. Following the Kremlin's propaganda message, Zakharova targets the European Union, NATO, and the United States.
This time, Zakharova did not focus on criticizing other countries but on... appreciating her own. According to her, people are "killing" to live in Russia.
Our embassies, our consulates are literally flooded with requests for either visas, residence permits or assistance in resettlement in order to preserve themselves as representatives and bearers of traditional values - said Maria Zakharova during the International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg.
She stressed that the basis of state policy, ideology, and philosophy of each country includes traditional values. "But we should also look from another angle. A considerable number of people who are under the oppression of liberal democracies are trying to resist this
Zakharova's words resonated widely on social media. They were commented on, among others, by Ukrainian politician Anton Herashchenko.
"Dear followers, have you noticed any floods of people wishing to move to Russia from the "oppression of liberal democracies?" - he wrote on platform X.
Propaganda contents in Maria Zakharova's statements
Many times, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry has commented on the war in Ukraine. In Zakharova's opinion, the West "drowns the criminal regime in Kyiv with weapons, trains Ukrainian troops, and sends mercenaries and intelligence to Ukraine."
Later, she called the Ukrainian counteroffensive a "failure." She also criticized Volodymyr Zelensky's proposed ten-point peace plan. "Russia will not accept this," wrote the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson with full conviction.
