The origin of borscht was a topic of debate before the war and still is today. Ukrainian beet soup was the focus of a speech by Moscow Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a recent press conference in Russia, who appeared to be drunk at the moment.
Bizarre comments from Maria Zakharova, the Russian MFA Spox:
“Even cookbooks were banned [in Ukraine]. Why? Because they didn’t want to share the borscht recipe… It had to belong to one people, one nationality. They couldn’t bear the thought that … every housewife in the world
./1 pic.twitter.com/zqjBXIQzOIV. Cheianov, Esq. (@Cheianov) April 8, 2022
In a video that went viral on social media, the Guardian reports, the woman claims that the oppression of Russians in Ukraine has also reached the kitchen industry. Cookbooks have also been banned in Ukraine.
The recipe for discord
Why? Because the borscht recipe he said cannot be shared by the Ukrainians who would like to have it as their only one. It had to belong to a people, a nationality. They couldn’t bear the thought that … every housewife in the world could cook it her own way. Elements he defined as synonyms for xenophobia, fascism and extremism.
The hypothesis that the speaker was drunk
The EditorinChief of the Nuova Gazeta. Europe, released outside of Russia, is reported by some media outlets, saying Zakharova was apparently drunk at the press conference. Ukrainian TV portal 1 + 1 Tsn wrote that the face of Russia confirmed its opinion about the constant scandals related to lies, rudeness and inappropriate statements towards other countries.
April 9, 2022 (Modified April 9, 2022 | 4:49 p.m.)
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