Russian citizens are discriminated against in Italy. This, at least, is the version of the Russian Foreign Ministry which published, through the embassy in Rome, excerpts from a report in which the situation of Russian compatriots in Europe is analyzed and alleged “violations of the rights of Russian citizens are denounced. “who live in Italy as well as” an open anti-Russian campaign by the Italian media “.
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The text shared on Facebook speaks of a “growth of Russophobic sentiments in Italian society” and reviews a series of episodes that would demonstrate the discrimination suffered by Russians in Italy. In particular, the report states, “on March 2, 2022, the fence of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Genoa was painted with anti-Russian slogans. On April 11, 2022, a Ukrainian citizen poured red paint on the front door of the Russian Embassy in Rome “. The report also lashes out against the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, guilty of interrupting his collaboration with the Russian conductor Gergiev.
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The Russians also denounce the alleged “refusal to serve Russian citizens” by some Italian banks “including employees of diplomatic representations”. Unicredit, the Post Office, Banca Intesa are mentioned. The report continues with the denunciation of alleged discrimination against “employees of the Russian Permanent Mission to FAO and other international organizations in Rome” to whom Vodafone would have refused to “link a number to an existing service contract or to enter into a new individual service contract “.
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Added to the report of the ministry are the words of the vice president of the Russian Security Council Medvedev who criticized the “illegitimate” sanctions against the family members of Russian politicians, comparing them to mafia methods and citing ‘Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra. “They are doubly illegal – he says – he. Not only statesmen or deputies but also families, who are in no way able to influence their relatives, would be responsible for the mythical violations invented by them”. Medvedev then adds sarcastically that the West could embrace “other progressive family rules too: for example, there are many useful things in the ways of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra”.
Yesterday there was another Russian attack on Italy with the Moscow Foreign Ministry denouncing what in his opinion was a campaign to tarnish the Russian mission in Italy during Covid.