Rome, 31 December (LaPresse) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ‘a monster’ who ‘breathes down the West's neck and drips bloody saliva’. Speaking on Radio Sputnik, Zakharova said that in Western countries, Zelensky would no longer be seen as a ‘fighter for democracy’ or a ‘warrior of light,’ but as the symbol of a corrupt system. "Yes, they are afraid. And they will be even more afraid, because the monster they have raised is now breathing down their necks. You have to understand: his bloody saliva is already falling on them. This is not a metaphor," she said. According to the spokeswoman, Zelensky has already shown his true colours, citing incidents that took place on the African continent. Zakharova also claimed that the weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine have spread ‘to many parts of the world’. ‘It's time for them to wake up and understand what they have done and what they intend to do next,’ Zakharova concluded.