Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that the Twitter platform had blocked the ministry's account in English due to a previous post with a quote by the Russian Defense Ministry about Washington's involvement in the emergence of the "Corona" virus.

On the night of August 5, the administration of Twitter blocked the official account of the Russian Foreign Ministry in English for 7 days, Zakharova explained on her account in "Telegram", according to "Russia Today".Russia announces the destruction of a warehouse containing 300 HIMARS missilesShe indicated that the reason was the publication of excerpts from a press conference of the commander of the radiological, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian army, Igor Kirillov, on the biological activities of the United States.

She stressed that the Russian Foreign Ministry's publication with the Russian Defense Ministry quoting about the possibility that the US Agency for International Development was involved in the emergence of the new "Corona" virus provoked a sharp reaction, noting that there is another clumsy attempt to silence Russia.She also indicated that this type of punishment is applied to the ministry for the first time. She added, "It is possible to block us, but we will always find another way."