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Russian Spokeswoman Apologizes for Facebook Post About Serbian President

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   Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has apologized for
   a Facebook post in which she compared the photo of Serbian President
   Aleksandar Vucic at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to a
   scene from the iconic thriller "Basic Instinct."
   Zakharova, however, did not miss the chance to hit at the United
   States.

   "UPD (update) I apologize, but my post was misinterpreted! The only
   thing that was held in it was the rejection of arrogant attitude from
   the 'exceptional.'"

   "Protocol tricks have become one of the techniques that American
   officials regularly go to artificially create the visibility of their
   own exclusivity. And this is unacceptable."

   Zakharova seemed to disparage Vucic in an earlier comment on the
   Facebook post, saying he was invited to the White House to be
   interrogated.

   "If you were invited to the WH (White House), and the chair was put as
   if you were in questioning, sit down as in photo #2 Whoever you are.
   Just believe me."

   Her comment infuriated Vucic and other Serbian officials.

   "The primitivism and vulgarity she showed speaks about herself, but
   also about those who have given her the job,'' Vucic told Pink TV, a
   pro-government station.

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