The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, reacted to the reserve of the press secretary of the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, on the “People’s Republic of Russia”.
“Zombie apocalypse”, commented the diplomat on her Telagram channel about the video featuring Jean-Pierre.
During a press briefing, the White House press secretary decided to discuss Joe Biden’s meeting with the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, scheduled for next Friday. This is when the confusion arose.
“Politicians will discuss international security challenges, including those posed by the Russian People’s Republic to the United States and Europe,” a White House spokeswoman said.
Karine Jean-Pierre ignored the slip. None of the members of the administration or the journalists present dared to correct her.
In the same speech, the spokeswoman said they were discussing work to “reduce EU independence” from Russian exports. True, this time the White House representative corrected herself by saying that she meant the decrease in addiction.
