Maria Zakharova
Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova is a Russian politician who serves as the director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation She has been the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2015.
Some of the key events about Maria Zakharova
- 2003Graduated with honors from the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- 2005Began working at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2008Appointed to the Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2011Became Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department
- 2015Appointed as the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2015Criticized the U.S. State Department spokesperson for comments about Russia's actions in Syria
- 2016Awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class
- 2016Accused of spreading disinformation about the Syrian civil war
- 2017Received the MGIMO Alumni Association award in the "Public Service" category
- 2017Made controversial statements defending Russia's intervention in Ukraine
- 2018Awarded the title of "Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation"
- 2018Faced criticism for mocking U.S. sanctions against Russia
- 2019Engaged in a public dispute with Bulgarian officials over historical interpretations
- 2020Promoted to the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- 2020Accused of downplaying the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- 2021Threatened to block YouTube in Russia over content removals
- 2022Elected as a member of the Collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
- 2022Defended Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling it a "special military operation"
- 2022Promoted false narratives about alleged U.S. biolabs in Ukraine
- 2023Accused of spreading propaganda and misinformation about the ongoing war in Ukraine
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