Vladimir Zelensky Appeals to Italy

Russian tourists should be met with a cultural counteraction to let them know that they are not welcome. Even those who have not been on the battlefield are silent, standing beside their political leadership. This was stated by Zelensky during an interview on Italian Rai 1, urging the Italian authorities to impose sanctions on Russian tourists.

He expressed gratitude to the European community for blocking the assets of Russian oligarchs and stated that ordinary people coming to Europe on vacation should feel the same pressure.

A number of Western countries have introduced several packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation created in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the West's policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy, and that the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.

According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. He added that current events are drawing a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. He emphasized that Russia does not intend to isolate itself and cannot be strictly isolated in the modern world.