"Kissing Putin's Bloody Hands": The Foreign Ministry answered Berluscon's criticism against Zelensky
On February 13, a spokesman for Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko reported on February 13, commenting on the Italian politician after a visit to the Head of State in the EU and the United Kingdom. An 86-year-old politician Silvio Berlusoni, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's official trip to Europe, said he would never have negotiated with the President of Ukraine if he held the post of Prime Minister of Italy.
According to him, the full -scale invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation would not have happened if "the Ukrainian leader stopped attacks on the Donbas. " "I would never have gone to talk to Zelensky because we see the devastation of his country and the murder of her soldiers and civilians. Therefore, I very, very negatively assess the behavior Kiev sit at the negotiation table with Russia.
The statement of the 86-year-old policy was reacted in the office of Italy's Prime Minister George Meloni. The department emphasized that the support of Ukraine by the Italian government is "firm and convincingly spelled out in the program, and is confirmed by all parliamentary votes of the majority. " Ministry speaker Oleg Nikolenko, commenting on the words of an 86-year-old Italian politician, reminded the situation since 2010, when he worked at the Embassy of Ukraine in Libya.
According to him, then at the meeting with Muammar Gaddafi flew in Silvio Berlusconi, who during the official event kissed the hands of the Libyan dictator, trying to show his loyalty. Nikolenko claims that the current case of the former Prime Minister against President Vladimir Zelensky is "an attempt to kiss Vladimir Putin's elbow in the blood of Vladimir Putin. " "It is an attempt to demonstrate its loyalty to the Russian dictator.
At the same time, the Italian politician should be aware that, by spreading Russian propaganda, he encourages Russia to continue its crimes against Ukraine, and therefore bears political and moral responsibility," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued. Nikolenko thanked the current Prime Minister of Italy, George Meloni for his rapid reaction to the words of Silvio Berlusconi.
It should be noted that a few days earlier, Italy Prime Minister George Meloni criticized Vladimir Zelensky's visit to France. According to the politician, the invitation of the President of Ukraine to Paris to a meeting with Emmanuel Macron was "inappropriate" and such a trip could "harm the case".