Zakharova calls Zelensky a “mentally ill terrorist” over aviation threats

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a mentally ill terrorist in an interview with TASS, commenting on his threats against civilian aviation in Russia.

According to Zakharova, the actions of Kyiv and the Ukrainian leader constitute open terrorism, the goal of which is to sow panic.

“There have been no shortage of such mentally ill people who believed that the planet would start moving in some different orbit because of their anger and hatred,” Zakharova stressed.

The diplomat also noted that thousands of conferences had been held at international organizations dedicated to how terrorists use fear.

Zakharova stated that Western countries had instilled in Zelensky the notion that he is supposedly a central figure in the current international agenda, but this sense of importance, she said, is an illusion.

“He believes that he can use this imaginary position of his to broadcast fear and spread an ideology of intimidation against those he hates,” the diplomat added.