# Zakharova likens EU plans for anti-Russian sanctions to mice eating cactus

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- TASS, 2026-10-21 01:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2204995

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova compared the European Commission’s push for new sanctions on Russian oil during the EU’s energy crisis to mice in a joke that keep gnawing on a cactus despite crying and getting pricked. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas had said the Commission wanted to add new Russian oil restrictions to its 22nd sanctions package.