Talk:Maria Zakharova

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I want this paragraph added:

On 16 February 2022, Zakharova requested on her facebook and telegram channels that mass media from the US and Britain Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Sun, etc, for them to announce the schedule of Russian invasions for the coming year because she'd like to plan her vacation^[1]^[2]. Eight days later, on the 24th of February 2022, thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]. Zakharova was personally sanctioned by the EU after the decision by Putin several days earlier to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities. The EU council listed her as "a central figure of the government propaganda" and also noted that she "promoted the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine."^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.30.15.53 (talk) 04:34, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I removed this paragraph because it is not based on reliable sources. The part which is based on reliable sources - about the sanctions - is already in the article.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:43, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Photo

Where the heck did you get that picture? Is that even her? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.92.96.185 (talk) 15:26, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Really. The photo was changed later to her official photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. — Ace111 (talk) 17:59, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ymblanter censors all texts about Russian politicians. I'm considering he/she works for Russian media.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Worteka (talk • contribs)

Note that the above account was only created for vandalism.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:27, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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188.69.212.206 (talk) 19:10, 10 March 2022 (UTC) Maria is Russian Federation War Criminal!!![reply]

Whereas we have reliable sources showing that she is indeed a Russian citizen we still need sources showing she was sentenced as a war criminal.--Ymblanter (talk) 19:15, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Career

The section lists a number of statements selected from thousands. Why this ones? The statements belong to Russian propaganda making this article biased. Xx236 (talk) 14:14, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/maria.zakharova.167/posts/10227698656081605

[2] ttps://t.me/s/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova

[3] ttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/24/russia-invades-ukraine-declares-war-latest-news-live-updates-russian-invasion-vladimir-putin-explosions-bombing-kyiv-kharkiv

[4] ttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/putin-orders-military-operations-in-eastern-ukraine-as-un-meets

[5] ttps://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/24/russia-invades-ukraine

[6] ttps://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-24-22-intl/index.html

[7] ttps://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-23-22/h_5f12b260fce54bdd24bddd512a52a4d1

[8] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/war-europe-putin-ukraine/

[9] ttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0260

[10] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/who-are-russian-ukraine-sanctions-targets-profile/

[11] ttps://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/faces-of-the-sanctioned-who-in-putin-s-inner-circle-have-been-targeted-20220224-p59z6o.html

[12] ttps://euobserver.com/world/154417

[13] ttps://inews.co.uk/news/world/eu-sanctions-russia-what-ukraine-measures-military-propaganda-mps-explained-1478475

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