Zakharova compared Zelensky's visit to the United States with Andersen's fairy tale

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova on March 1 compared the visit of the president Of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to Washington with Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The King's New Dress".

"The great writer portrayed what often happens to people when, on the one hand, they see reality, but on the other, for some reason they are afraid to talk about it," she said in a conversation with the TV channel "Star".

According to Zakharova, the story told by Andersen was repeated in 2025: Zelensky appeared to the world in his "true light," and people had the opportunity to speak openly about it.

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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 is not ready for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. After the skirmish, the Ukrainian leader left the White House ahead of schedule.