Maria Zakharova
The statement of the Chairman of the German ruling party CDU/CSU Michael Fuchs about the possibility of a boycott of world Cup 2018 is not connected with the protests in Moscow, and a General anti-Russian sentiments. This is the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova wrote on his page in Facebook on Wednesday, March 29.
“Starting the exposure of the Fuchs-puxov: boycott world Cup in Russia was born not after the “detention in Moscow where participants in unsanctioned rally.” This part of the campaign, the global strategy developed by Western analysts in the context of the policy of containment of Russia”, — said the diplomat.
She did not rule out that “the whole history of holding unauthorized meetings” is part of the strategy.
Allegations of violation of human rights against Moscow are groundless, said Zakharov. She also noted that Germany is “an example of brutal suppression of any attempt of destabilization of the situation in the country.”
Earlier Wednesday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Vitaly Mutko, commenting on the words of Fuchs, urged not to pay attention to such statements by foreign politicians.
March 28, Michael Fuchs, made Germany a boycott of the 2018 world Cup, which will be held in Russia. He said that “a country which does not observe basic civil rights, in principle, should not hold any world Championships”.
Sunday, March 26, in a number of Russian cities have passed anti-corruption rallies, most of them were unauthorized. In the capital, according to official reports, the action was attended by about seven or eight thousand people. According to the head of Department of regional security and combating corruption Moscow Vladimir Chernikov, which led to RIA Novosti, police arrested more than 600 people. In the European Union and the United States condemned the detention.