Ukraine-Russia War, Italy’s decision to give arms to Kiev “is like trying to put out the fire with kerosene”. This was stated by the Russian ambassador to Italy Sergey Razov in an interview with ‘Quarto Grade’ on Retequattro. The choice of the Italian Parliament “on the day the first round of negotiations began, in Belarus, in Gomel”. “It cannot be ruled out that Russian citizens and soldiers will be killed with the weapons sent from Italy. And this introduces some negativity into our bilateral relations. Already tens of thousands of weapons have been distributed to tens of thousands of people. Which hands will the weapons end up in, and how they will be used, is a good question. ” As for the gas node, “we have made a request to have our gas paid in rubles”adds the ambassador. “During the telephone conversation, President Putin gave very thorough explanations to President Draghi, how these payments can technically be made. We are ready to carry out our supplies according to the volumes previously agreed “.
As a Russian ambassador, Razov explains that he would tell Italy to be “very sure about the good prospects of our relations”. “Now, unfortunately, there is a malevolent trend among Italians: that of publishing photos of all the people in Italy who have had contact with the Russian ambassador. When I see these lists of people declared ‘Russian-speaking’ by the Italian press, I have a sense of shame. If someone asked to draw up a list of pro-Italians in Russia, there would be millions of my compatriots. While here in Italy, the Russian embassy and the ambassador are considered toxic and threatening figures “.
“Crises come and go and this too will pass. I am confident that both Italian and Russian citizens want our states to have friendly relations. You always have to look a step or two forward, in order not to have regrets for lost opportunities when you look at yourself. backards”. “Now – he concludes – we are losing relations of bilateral collaborations that have been active for decades, very efficient. In Russia there is a saying: breaking a cup is much faster than sticking it back on“.
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