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Meloni’s love for Putin and the post-war tactical reversal

THE Georgia Meloni is the central figure in international politics these days after her election victory in Italy, whose attitude towards Russia in Vladimir Putin will be extra interesting now, especially considering the fact that the head of Fratelli d’Italia was fanatically in favor of the Russian president, but has folded in recent months, after the start of war in Ukraine.

There are not a few who believed and still believe that an Italy with a government of Meloni-Salvini-Berlusconi can develop into the best ally for Russia as far as the countries of the West are concerned.

And if one focuses on 2/3 of this government, namely Salvini and Berlusconi, his thinking will not be unreasonable. The former, after all, had reached the point of even walking around with t-shirts depicting Putin, whose actions in Ukraine he has not condemned.

Vladimir Putin at the Summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

As for the Cavaliere, on the other hand, everyone knows he will balance. He considers himself a guarantor of Italy’s good relations with Europe, but at the same time he also considers the Russian president his friend. But what about Fratelli d’Italia who have the majority? What will be Meloni’s attitude towards Russia and its president? A look back at what he has said in the past, more distant and closer, does not clarify the situation that much.

Since 2014, for example, Meloni has been staunchly pro-Putin. Immediately after the scene in Crimea, from the first moment, he took a stand in favor of Russia against sanctions. Why; Because this would have, as he said, serious effects on Italy’s economy.

A year later, in 2015, the Italian politician was even more irritated with her country’s government and Matteo Renzi for his attitude towards Russia. And she showed it either with her statements or with her posts. Like the one on December 10, 2015, when he was asking the Italian government not to renew sanctions against Russia.

The democrat Putin and the change…

Congratulations to Vladimir Putin for his fourth election as president of the Russian Federation. La volontà del popolo in queste elezioni russe appears unequivocal

Posted by Giorgia Meloni on Sunday, March 18, 2018

Meloni’s … love for Putin continued in the years to come, culminating in her congratulatory post on his victory in the Russian election. “Congratulations to Vladimir Putin on his 4th election as President of the Russian Federation. The will of the people in these Russian elections is clear”the head of Fratelli d’Italia wrote at the time, giving a democratic tone to Putin’s new victory.

This support, we repeat, continued until February 2022. Until the moment, that is, when Russia attacked Ukraine. There, for the first time, a folding of Meloni towards Putin is recorded, about whom she said that “he did something that I can accept, neither I nor anyone”.

This attitude of hers, according to Italian and international analysts, is nothing more than an attempt by Meloni to reassure Europe in view of the Italian elections, in view of her victory that has been looming for months.

At the same time, according to the same analyses, it should be considered certain that Meloni, i.e. Italy, will support the first sanctions that will be imposed on Russia from now on. For the same reason. But no one is sure that there will not be another change afterwards, thanks to Berlusconi and Salvini.


Source: News Beast

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