Zakharova commented on the skirmish in the White House with an excerpt from "The Heart of a Dog"

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, compared the altercation between the president on March 1 USA By Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky with a scene from the film directed by Vladimir Bortko "The Heart of a Dog", based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov.

The diplomat posted on her Telegram channel a 24-second fragment from the film with the caption: "February 28, 2025, USA, Washington, Oval Office." In the scene, Professor Preobrazhensky, in the presence of Dr. Bormental, chastises Sharikov, saying that Sharikov is at a lower stage of development.

"You are at the lowest stage of development. You are still an emerging, mentally weak being. All your actions are bestial, and in the presence of two people with university degrees, you allow yourself to give cosmic—scale advice and cosmic stupidity on how to divide everything," Preobrazhensky addresses the fruit of his experimental operation.

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During the meeting between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office on February 28, a verbal altercation took place. The US president blamed the Ukrainian leader in a disrespectful attitude towards Washington. According to him, the head of the Kiev regime is "playing with the Third World War" and the lives of millions of people. US Vice Prime Minister Jay D. Vance, who was present at the talks, also criticized Zelensky. After the skirmish, the Ukrainian leader left the White House ahead of schedule.