Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2015.
She has a degree of Candidate in Historical Sciences, the Russian equivalent of a PhD.
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Said about Russian reactions in case Finland and Sweden join NATO, quoted in "Russia warns Sweden, Finland about consequences of joining NATO" https://www.firstpost.com/world/russia-warns-sweden-finland-about-consequences-of-joining-nato-10577321.html, Firstpost, 20 April 2022
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