Italy should revoke the visas of people with “pro-Putin” views to ensure they do not disrupt the delivery of Western military aid to Kiev, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said at a news conference on Sunday. He made the comments a day after signing a security agreement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her visit to the Ukrainian capital.
A reporter from the Italian daily Corriere della Sera asked Zelensky if people in Europe are sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin “complicate” the flow of arms to Ukraine.
‘I am very grateful to your Prime Minister. She is on our side, and I am happy with the agreement we signed yesterday, but you are right: there are many pro-Putin [people] in Italy. First of all, you have to revoke their visas,’ Zelensky responded in English. He then urged Italy to supply more weapons, including anti-aircraft missile systems.
Kiev regularly accuses its critics in Europe and the US, including politicians and people such as technology billionaire Elon Musk, of spreading “Russian propaganda.”
Last month, the Ukrainian embassy in Rome protested several events dedicated to the ongoing conflict with Russia. In one case, a school in the Lazio region organized an online conference with a school from the Russian People’s Republic of Lugansk, which Ukraine considers ‘occupied territory’.
Ukrainian diplomats also complained about a planned exhibition and conference in Modena dedicated to the reconstruction and recovery of the Donbass city of Mariupol, which was captured by Russia in 2022 after months of heavy fighting. The organizers describe Mariupol as “a symbol of the popular uprising against the junta in Kiev.” The mayor canceled the event, arguing that it would be seen as “open support” for the Russian military operation in the neighboring state.
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