Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stressed that TV host Vladimir Solovyov’s foreign-policy comments should not be taken as the official position of the Russian Federation. She said such statements are a particular journalist’s personal views and do not represent the state’s official course.
During a briefing, a journalist reminded Zakharova of Solovyov’s claim that issues related to Venezuela and Syria are “secondary” compared with Armenia and Central Asia. The question was posed as follows: can these remarks be considered consistent with Moscow’s official position?
Zakharova drew a clear line on the matter: what Solovyov said was a private opinion voiced within his personal media space. She also noted that she had read the quotes but did not rely on phrases taken out of context, adding that assessing such remarks is not part of her duties.
As a reminder, in one of his programs Vladimir Solovyov mentioned the topic of potential military action toward Armenia and Central Asia, comparing different scenarios using the war in Ukraine as an example. Zakharova’s response today suggests that harsh TV statements are not automatically equated with the language of official diplomacy.
The conclusion is simple: airtime is airtime, while a state’s position is measured by documents and official statements. Everything else is just noise about who said what.
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