Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi’s remarks, describing the meeting between Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “inappropriate”, left their mark on the Russian media, which echoed his statements.
Statement from Berlusconi to Zelensky
“If I were Prime Minister, I would never have gone to talk to Zelenskiy because we are witnessing the destruction of his country and the slaughter of soldiers and civilians,” Cav said after the vote for regional elections in Lombardy last night. It was enough for him to stop attacking the two autonomous republics of Donbass, and that would not happen, so I evaluate this gentleman’s behavior very, very negatively. I used to think that in order to keep the peace, the American president should take Zelensky and tell him: he is at your service after the end of the war rebuild Ukraine A Marshall plan for 6-7-8-9 trillion dollars Marshall plan with one condition: ‘You order a ceasefire tomorrow, also because we won’t give you from tomorrow if you give you more dollars we won’t give you any more guns.’ Only such a thing can persuade Zelensky to reach a ceasefire”.
Cav is very popular in Russia
Well-received remarks in and around Moscow, as evidenced by the numerous Russian newspapers that pay attention to Berlusconi’s words. Official Kommersant headlines “Berlusconi criticized Zelensky and offered the United States to give Ukraine money in exchange for a ceasefire”, while other media such as Tsargrad or Pravda.ru are betting on the idea of a ceasefire in exchange for economic aid: “Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Zelensky He believes that Russia should use the “Marshall Plan” and declare a ceasefire on that basis”.
According to the Russian insight site Voennoye Obozrenie, a plan based on economic reparations would be a good starting point on the road to a possible peace: “It is worth noting that Berlusconi has previously offered to ask European countries about a peaceful solution, the current European Heads of state and government for some reason do not heed common sense, but the US administration, openly trying to prolong the armed conflict in Ukraine, the conflict would not begin. Therefore, Berlusconi’s critical assessment of Zelensky is not logically complete: the US administration of the conflict in Ukraine It is worth noting its role in the escalation of
Reactions in Ukraine
However, although Berlusconi’s words are welcomed in Moscow and its surroundings, the same cannot be said for the Ukrainian press. While most newspaper sites have restarted Italian publications, limiting themselves to reporting what the Forza Italia leader has said, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN writes: “The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, criticized the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and stated that the United States should not make weapons and money into the country. help with”. Instead, other authoritative media such as Kyiv Independent and Ukrinform did not cover the story.
Democratic Party: “Very serious words”
An unexpected pro-Putin turn given that Forza Italia is one of the parties in the government with the Brothers of Italy, as Senate Democratic Party leader Simona Malpezzi pointed out on Twitter: “Giorgia Meloni agrees with the offensive remarks. Berlusconi’s war in Ukraine “Today he officially sided with Putin’s Russia. This government allies and the prime minister should not complain about how he is being treated in the EU”.
In an interview with La Stampa, Malpezzi commented, “We’ve seen jokes complemented by applause from their Senators, but they’re not jokes.” I think the government has a problem with such statements. Now the incident needs to be clarified by the prime minister and foreign minister. Is there a note from Palazzo Chigi? he said very serious things, he talked about the autonomous republics of Donbass and I would like to remind you -dem senator continues – that the international community never recognized them as such. get to know them. There is a huge underlying problem. The former prime minister used terms that the international community could not accept as categories of communication, the terms of Putin’s propaganda”. Words that will continue to stir controversy despite Tajani’s “patch”, reiterating the Italian government’s support for Ukraine.
Source: Today IT
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