Moscow, July 9 -- Maria Zakharova, an official from Russia's foreign ministry, stated on Wednesday that Europe's security cannot be ensured without Russia's participation, as reported by Izvestia MIC.

According to Izvestia, Zakharova said at a briefing that Europe's security cannot be achieved without Russia's participation, and attempts to circumvent this are doomed to failure.

She noted in her remarks that attempts to go against the interests of Russia are "doomed to fail".

"Europe's security cannot be ensured without Russia's participation... And attempts to act around or against the interests of our country are doomed to failure, and will ricochet against those who originated this logic," Zakharova stressed as quoted by Izvestia. ...