The foreign ministry spokeswoman said the center of Paris was “transformed into a ghetto for homeless people,” while “rats flooded the streets.”
Russia on Saturday slammed the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games as a “massive failure.”
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gave a long list of shortcomings at Friday’s ceremony, which was not broadcast live on Russian television.
“I wasn’t planning to watch the opening. But after seeing the photos, I couldn’t believe it wasn’t a deep fake or photoshop,” the spokeswoman wrote on Telegram
Only a few Russian athletes have been approved to participate in the Games as “neutrals.” Competitors under the Russian flag have been banned over Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.
Zakharova wrote that the “ridiculous open-air opening ceremony forced guests to sit for hours under pouring rain.”
“The organizers did not think of either seeding the clouds or awnings,” she said, referring to Russia’s practice of sending up planes ahead of major outdoor events to attempt to break up clouds.
France detained a Russian man just ahead of the Games’ opening, accusing him of a “destabilization” plot for the event.
“I wonder how many more ‘spies’ had to be embedded for the opening of the Olympics in Paris to end up such a massive failure?” commented Zakharova.
Zakharova also mocked the “transport collapse” on the day, after three arson attacks on the rail system, and France’s blaming this on sabotage.
She said the center of Paris was “transformed into a ghetto for homeless people,” while “rats flooded the streets.”
Other targets were the US rapper Snoop Dogg carrying the Olympic torch and gaffes such as introducing the South Korean team as North Korea and raising the Olympic flag upside-down.
Zakharova picked on a part of the opening ceremony featuring drag queens, interpreted by some as parodying The Last Supper. She called it a “mockery of a sacred story for Christians,” saying that “the Apostles were shown as transvestites.”
“Evidently in Paris they decided that if the Olympic rings are multi-colored, you can turn it all into one giant gay parade,” she added.
A spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, Vakhtang Kipshidze, also condemned this section, writing on his personal Telegram channel that it was “cultural and historical suicide.”
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“Russia on Saturday slammed the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games as a “massive failure.”
There is a lot of sour grapes coming out of the home of the drug cheats. They also have a short memory when it comes to failures at opening ceremonies. Does anyone remember this?
No, I don’t remember that because I didn’t watch this cockroach show. But, goes to show you what a Potemkin Village mafia land is. Spending 51 billions on this crap and can’t even get the one ring to open.
“She called it a “mockery of a sacred story for Christians,” saying that “the Apostles were shown as transvestites.”
That’s a bit rich coming from a nazi succubus who looks like a bull dyke’s skanky girlfriend.
I will boycott this shitshow because it would stick in my craw to watch putinoid scum masquerading as athletes.
I’m also boycotting this event.
“rats flooded the streets.”.
As someone visiting Paris every year, I can confirm this is true.
I don’t mind them though, they keep the streets clean and have never bothered me.
^b$rt
They whined in 1984 as well. WTF cares what comes out of that $hithole country.
How can Hungary still be in in Nato anyway? This hungarian scum must be removed asap!