6
Jul
2022
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The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war (debate)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would not like this debate to stem from the obsession that some members of the Italian Democratic Party have with my party, the League, and its leader Matteo Salvini. Not words, but irrefutable facts. According to VoteWatch, in an analysis of the votes in the European Parliament, it turns out that it was the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement that had among the Italians the most pro-Russian positions. While, again according to this research, as a Lega delegation we voted in 83 percent of cases for positions of condemnation against Russia. Facts, these are facts and not words. Then, I would like to summarily remind this House that it was precisely the current secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, then President of the Council, who signed all the most important energy agreements between Italy and Russia, effectively tying our country to Moscow for the supply of gas. Personally, I was with a delegation from this House in Washington, at the White House, on 24 February, when Russian troops attacked Ukraine. The world changed from that cursed day and both in Italy and in Europe the League voted everyone, I say all the measures and supported the Ukrainian people in favor of unity even of the West. You want to accuse us of something? It seems to me that your accusations serve to want to forget, to forget that you are the heirs of that Italian Communist Party that exalted the Kremlin, and when Stalin was in the Kremlin. And even today some of you show up in the squares with the Soviet red star. Because you do not want to talk to us about the real problems that are there today, about bills, inflation and expensive gasoline, about how to lower taxes. Here, dear colleagues, dear friends of the PD, get out of your head this obsession for Salvini and for the League and say something left, finally, your voters will be grateful.