据今日俄罗斯电视台（RT）报道，俄罗斯外交部发言人扎哈罗娃称，就因为，俄外交部发布的文章援引了俄国防部关于美国与新冠病毒的出现脱不了干系的信息。
According to the ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, the punitive measure was imposed after the diplomats cited a Russian military commander, who had alleged the US could have been behind the Covid-19 pandemic.
截至发稿，目前该账号仍然处于封禁状态。
On Tuesday, Zakharova posted a message on her Telegram channel, saying that on August 5, Twitter "blocked for seven days the official account of the foreign ministry in English". The diplomat explained that the harsh reaction had been triggered by the ministry posting a tweet featuring excerpts from a speech delivered earlier by the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, General-Lieutenant, Igor Kirillov.
扎哈罗娃在“电报”社交平台评价推特此举时写道：“推特锯断自己坐着的树枝 (sawing off the branch it's sitting on)，‘自废武功’。”“这个平台早就停滞不前，其可信度几乎为零，用户大量流失。难怪埃隆·马斯克在了解真实情况后惊恐地撕毁了收购协议。”
当地时间7月8日，马斯克宣布终止对推特的收购，理由是推特公司“做出了虚假和误导性的陈述”，并“违反”了最初协议的多项条款。
Musk said he was terminating the deal because Twitter violated the agreement by failing to respond to requests for information regarding fake or spam accounts on the platform, which is fundamental to its business performance.
编辑：王瑜
来源：中国日报（ID: chinadailywx）综合今日俄罗斯电视台、参考消息等
