New Delhi, May 18 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova launched a sharp attack on the European Parliament on Saturday, accusing lawmakers in Brussels of ignoring mounting political, social, and humanitarian problems inside Europe while focusing their attention on China's domestic affairs.

The remarks came after the European Parliament resolution adopted in late April criticized a new China ethnic unity law aimed at promoting national integration across the country, including in autonomous regions such as Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. European lawmakers argued the legislation could undermine cultural, religious, and linguistic freedoms among ethnic minorities and conflict with Beijing's international obligations....