Berlusconi stated that Putin was "pushed by the Russians" before the war, and he wanted to plant "decent people" in Kiev

According to an 85-year-old billionaire, whose party is a coalition, which will probably won early elections to Parliament, the Kremlin's head "pushed" to a full-scale invasion of the people of the Russian Federation and the ministers who "wanted the administration [President of Ukraine] replaced by decent people. " The video of the Day politician said that "the separatists went to Moscow and told the media that Ukraine's attacks had led to 16,000 deaths, and Putin did nothing to protect them.

" “The troops were to enter Kiev during the week, replace Zelensky's government with decent people, and then leave. Instead, they met the resistance, which was then fueled by weapons of all kinds from the West, ”Berlusconi said, wondering that Russian troops tried to occupy the entire territory of Ukraine, not just the capital. At the same time, he called the Russian Federation against Ukraine "unjustified and unacceptable" and emphasized that Italy - with the EU and NATO.

The leader of the Livocentrist Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, called Berlusconi's statements scandalous and "legitimizing Moscow. " After the flipping criticism, Berlusconi stated that his views were "too simplified. " Forza Italia Policy (Forward, Italy) is a coalition led by the Italian Brothers Georgia Meloni; The third political force is Matteo Salvini League. They are predicted in the election on September 25. They promised to continue to support Kyiv.

Berlusconi has been a friend of the Russian dictator for many years. In 2015, he arrived on a private visit to Russia, from where he flew to the occupied Crimea with Putin. In the same year, the media reported that Putin had offered Berluscoe portfolio of the Minister of Economic Development and Russian citizenship. After the beginning of the full -time invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Berlusconi acknowledged that he was mistaken in Putin.