Zaharova is director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lavrov is foreign minister.

What does this have anything to do with the extradition case?

>"Assange is a russian agent."

Wake me up when the court renders decision that he is.

And even if he is it should have no relation to this particular case.

It's a bit rich to be lectured by Russia on freedom of speech.

Word to Russia: "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye." (Matthew 7:3-5, English Standard Version.)

I mean, look, the US should be judged for how it upholds its own values, and it does so less than perfectly. It justly deserves condemnation for when and where it falls short of its own stated values. But Russia... does Russia really want countries to be judged by freedom of speech?