"Not all enemies": Italy's Ministry of Defense suggest weaken restrictions against ordinary Russians

In particular, the head of the Ministry of Defense acknowledged that he was mistaken about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, as he did not believe that he would give an order for a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, according to sergence, the countries of the West should not consider all Russians without exception enemies.

The international community should leave the communication channel with the people of the Russian Federation and give them the opportunity to travel so that they can see with their own eyes how state propaganda is lying. "The story showed that I was wrong, but I confess that I didn't think Putin would be able to do what he did . . . Last week some European ambassadors gathered in Moscow and asked why to refuse visas to Russian citizens. It would be better.

If people came to Europe to hear a different voice. We have to continue to help Ukraine because there is no alternative, but we can change something to show the Russian people what an event, freedom, democracy and the world are, "the Italian defense minister continued Communication with journalists. Separately, the series commented on the position of some of the Italians who do not support the provision of military assistance to Kiev.

According to him, the government should convey to the society the idea that only Russians are interested in escalation of the conflict, so Ukraine needs heavy weapons. Trozetto added that if no Russian tank crossed the Ukrainian border - Italy would not be in the current situation. A few days earlier, it was reported that the Italian Parliament approved the supply of weapons to Ukraine by the end of 2023.