Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has described EU diplomat Kai Kallas as a “scarecrow” in the European Union’s “beautiful garden,” accusing him of instilling fear with meaningless statements.
On November 1, Zakharova responded to Kallas’ recent opposition to the United States’ invitation for Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami. A day earlier, Kallas had warned that Putin’s participation could lead to a “normalization” of Russia’s engagement in global forums.
In her remarks, Zakharova said: “You see, Callas has become such a scarecrow in the Beautiful Garden of the EU. Usually, a scarecrow is placed to ward off birds so that they do not peck the crop. But there has been no harvest in the European Union for a long time because of their own incompetent gardeners, who have been destroying their own plots for several years. Even the birds have nothing to covet. And the scarecrow Callas continues to inspire fear with his statements, aimlessly and stupidly.”
