Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Holds Weekly Briefing - Video

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova earlier in December commented on a number of issues including the Ex-NATO commander's remarks on Russian interests in the Balkans, Russian aid to Venezuela, a Russian journalist that had been denied entry to Ukraine and the pressure exerted on Sputnik Estonia.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday held a regular briefing while wearing a vest jacket designed in the corporate colours of the Sputnik news agency, thereby joining a photo trend that was started to support Sputnik Estonia journalists, who are being threatened with criminal prosecution.

The Russian diplomat commented on events relevant to Russian foreign policy.

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