“Blame on Ukraine for hiding the debacle” –

Antonio Tajani faces Vladimir Putin once again. The deputy prime minister and foreign minister commented on the microphones of Sky Tg24 on last Friday’s attack at the Crocus City Hall, on the outskirts of Moscow, completely denying the Kremlin’s line: «Putin has suffered a very hard blow in Moscow, an attack which was predictable, so much so that on the ministry’s websites there was a message recommending not to go to crowded places and to postpone trips to Russia. There was a flaw in Russian intelligence and Putin must cover up the debacle by blaming others, blaming Ukraine. But there is no doubt about the origin of the attack.”

«I am worried – the leader of Forza Italia continued – about the whole international situation. Our law enforcement agencies are working on prevention activities, 3 Palestinian terrorists have been arrested in L’Aquila. We are protecting Italians and tourists by working discreetly.” Tajani then explored the issue of the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas: «As a government, we are in favor of interrupting the fighting for the release of the hostages and the entry of aid. We work towards a difficult objective, but we must not give up, that of two states that recognize each other and peace. We must work for stability, which is the objective of Israel and the Palestinian people.”

On the hypothesis of a ground attack on Rafah, Tajani explains that «we invited Israel not to attack the city in southern Gaza, it would be a mistake due to the too many civilian victims it would cause. Hamas uses all the tools, it wants to create hatred against Israel in the Arab world. Hamas’ violence was intended to provoke a reaction from Israel, which fell into the trap. Gaza is experiencing a very serious food crisis that must be avoided. We are for a ceasefire without attacking Rafah.”