Putin remembers Berlusconi as a “magnificent person” and a “true patriot”

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinrecalled today the late former Italian president, Silvio Berlusconias a “magnificent person” and a “true patriot”, who contributed at the time to improving relations between Russia and European countries.

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“He was a politician magnitude world. There aren’t many people like him left in the international arena anymore.”Putin assured, in statements to public television.

Putin, who considered it a privilege to treat the Italian politicianstressed that “Silvio was a great friend of the Russian people.”

He recalled that Berlusconi was the initiator of the development of cooperation between Russia and the NATO, now confronted by the war in the Ukraine.

“Silvio was very frank and honest, which is unusual for a politician. he said what he thought. It’s a big pity. A great loss not only for Italy, but for the whole world.” stressed.

The boss of the Kremlinwho met numerous times with Berlusconialso sent a message of condolences to the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella.

More than once putin defended the management of his Italian counterpart and he also criticized the judicial processes opened against him, which he related to the fact that he liked women a lot.

“If he was gay, no one would lay a finger on him.” said in 2013.

For his part, Berlusconi did not hesitate to visit the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of crimeawhich earned him being declared persona non grata by kyiv.

In addition, last February he blamed the war on the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywhich he called for surrender.

“It would have been enough for him to stop attacking the two autonomous republics of Donbas and this would not have happened. That is why I judge this man’s behavior very negatively.” he claimed.

Of course, in April 2022 it had been shown “deeply disappointed and hurt by the behavior of Vladimir Putin who has assumed a very serious responsibility before the whole world”.

“We are facing a assault unprecedented against a neutral country fighting for its freedom.” he said during an act.

Source: Elcomercio

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