Ukraine-Russia, Di Maio: “The Italian embassy in Kiev reopens on Monday”

The Italian embassy in Kiev reopens on Monday. After a “ten hour” trip from Lviv, the Italian ambassador Pierfrancesco Zazo “has just returned to Kiev and has reopened our embassy, ​​which will be operational from Monday”, announced Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio speaking to Zapping on Radio1. “It is the symbol of Italy that believes in dialogue”, he underlined. Read also “We expect the expulsion of Italian diplomats from Moscow in the next few hours, in the next few days, in response to our” expulsion of 30 Russians with diplomatic passports “announced on April 5 for reasons of national security, Di then said. Maio commenting on the expulsion from Moscow of 18 diplomats of the EU delegation to Russia decided today. “The expulsion of the members of the European delegation from Moscow is the response to the expulsions by the EU a few weeks ago. We expect the same action from Moscow” with regard to Italian diplomats, the minister anticipated, however reiterating the need of “not closing the channel with Moscow”. For the head of the Foreign Ministry, “we must always leave a channel open with Russia, because it is the only way to talk to both sides to foster peace, diplomacy and dialogue “. “Putin’s assessments of the continuation of this war have turned out to be wrong,” he stressed. And the sinking of the Russian cruiser “Mosvka” “represents further evidence that the Ukrainians are able to defend themselves and that those who asked them to surrender, even someone here in Italy, were wrong”. But “this – warned the head of the foreign ministry – does not mean that we are cheering for the war”.