The people of the Netherlands deceived his own leaders. This is how the speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova commented on the vote in the Upper Chamber of the Netherlands.

As the press service of the Russian diplomatic department has made a sad conclusion. In fact, the Dutch people, who said "no" to the association with Ukraine, were fooled around. This was done by his own leaders, who once again adopted openly Russophobic propaganda.

However much we are assured otherwise, such actions are a direct confirmation of the anti-Russian nature of the European Union, Zakharova said, adding that Dutch politicians used controversial methods to achieve such results. She also said that in recent debates, everything was again reduced to unproven allegations of provocative actions by Moscow and calls for pan-European solidarity "in the face of a mythical Russian threat".

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Senate of the Netherlands on Tuesday supported the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. It is expected that the ratification process will be completed in the coming days.