Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the decision of the largest American social networking site to close the accounts of US President Donald Trump, due to the storming of the Capitol.

In a text posted on her Facebook page, Zakharova indicated that the decision of American communication sites, including Twitter and Facebook, to suspend Trump accounts, which have millions of followers, did not come based on any judicial decision and the opinion of an ethics body, describing it as "An attack on Western values."

The Russian diplomat pointed out that this procedure caused concern even among foreign allies who are not fans of Trump, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who expressed her "concerns about freedom of expression" in this regard, and European Commissioner for Internal Trade Terry Breton, who compared the suspension of Trump's accounts to the 11th attacks. September as "an accident symbolizing a change in the public security paradigm."

"The decision of the American Internet platforms to close (accounts) of the head of state can be compared to a nuclear explosion in cyberspace because its consequences are worse than the direct damages caused by it. It was a blow to the democratic values ​​proclaimed by Western society," she said.