Zelensky: Reactions in Italy to his video speech at the final of the Sanremo Song Festival

The fact that the Ukrainian president has caused reactions in Italy Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to deliver a video message at the Sanremo Italian Song Festival, which will be broadcast on public television Rai, from February 7 to 11. According to what has become known, Zelensky’s message will be videotaped and is expected to be broadcast at the final of the Festival, shortly before the announcement of the winner.

It is recalled that his Festival Sanremo is an artistic event that every year in Italy breaks television viewing records and gathers the general interest of citizens, commentators and representatives of the entertainment industry.

“Zelensky? I don’t know how she sings, I have other preferences. I wish that this Festival will remain an event concerning Italian song and not become something else”, said Matteo Salvini, Meloni’s deputy prime minister and secretary of the League.

“No one can doubt our will to support Ukraine, but there are opportunities offered for dramatic messages like that of the war and others that I think are appropriate,” added the secretary of the centrist Azione (Action) party, Carlo Calenda.

And the leader of the Five Stars and former prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, underlined that “he was delighted when Zelensky was invited to intervene, via connectionin the plenary session of the Italian parliament” but now “he does not consider it necessary to take part in such a “light musical date” as that of Sanremo».

“Zelensky in Sanremo? No. Piit’s war, the world is dying”Gianni Cuperlo, one of the main executives of the center-left Democratic Party, wrote on the internet as relayed by the Athens News Agency.

The “voices” that are in favor of this whole initiative

There are, however, some “voices” who are in favor of this whole initiative: “I don’t understand all this noise. Many international personalities from the field of politics have taken part in our Festival Zelenki already intervened in Cannes, the Venice Film Biennale and the night with the Golden Globes”said the Italian, well-known TV journalist Bruno Vespa.

For the moment, the Italian public television Rai, did not cancel the connection with the Ukrainian president. This afternoon, however, the board of directors of Italian Radio and Television asked the head of the company’s “entertainment” sector, Stefano Coletta, for details about what Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to say in his message.