{"id":3716,"date":"2025-07-30T13:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/rome-summons-russian-envoy-over-italy-president-on-russophobe-list\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:36:11","slug":"rome-summons-russian-envoy-over-italy-president-on-russophobe-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/rome-summons-russian-envoy-over-italy-president-on-russophobe-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome summons Russian envoy over Italy president on \u2018Russophobe\u2019 list"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italy’s foreign ministry said it considered “the inclusion of the head of state in this list a provocation against the republic and the Italian people“
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also on the list<\/p>\n

ROME: Italy on Wednesday summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow included Italian President Sergio Mattarella on a list of Western officials critical of the Kremlin.<\/p>\n

Relations between Rome and Moscow — already strained by the Kremlin’s Ukraine invasion — have dipped further in recent days, with Italy canceling a concert last week of a pro-Kremlin maestro.<\/p>\n

Italy’s foreign ministry said it considered “the inclusion of the head of state in this list a provocation against the republic and the Italian people.”<\/p>\n

Moscow included Mattarella on its foreign ministry list of Western officials whom it accuses of using “the language of hatred” against Russia.<\/p>\n

Other European leaders, such as Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, are also on the list.<\/p>\n

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As president, Mattarella occupies a largely ceremonial role.<\/p>\n

But Moscow has said it included him on its list for having compared Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine to Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been a staunch advocate of Kyiv, with Italy hosting a conference on Ukraine’s recovery earlier this month.<\/p>\n

In a statement Wednesday, she expressed solidarity for Mattarella and said his inclusion on the list was “nothing more than yet another propaganda operation aimed at diverting attention from Moscow’s serious responsibilities.”<\/p>\n

Italy has taken in thousands of Ukrainian refugees since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rome summons Russian envoy over Italy president on ‘Russophobe’ list<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italy’s foreign ministry said it considered “the inclusion of the head of state in this list a provocation against the republic and the Italian people“Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also on the list ROME: Italy on Wednesday summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow included Italian President Sergio Mattarella on a list of Western officials critical of…<\/p>\n

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