Zakharova: 'Meloni ascolti Al Bano che chiede di riaprire le porte a Mosca'

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has publicly urged Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to listen to Italian singer Al Bano, who recently called for reopening diplomatic and cultural channels with Moscow. In a social media post, Zakharova shared an interview featuring the artist.

During the interview, Al Bano advocated for avoiding sanctions and instead sending flowers to Russia, promoting a message of engagement rather than isolation. The intervention by the Russian official highlights Moscow's ongoing use of sympathetic cultural figures in Western nations to criticize existing sanctions and foreign policy stances.