Yesterday Italy aligned itself with its Western partners expelling 30 Russian diplomats who worked at the Russian Embassy in Italy. Berlin expelled 40, while France and Spain, respectively 35 and 25. The other countries of Europe follow: Romania, Sweden, Slovenia and Denmark. The spokesperson for the Moscow Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova he immediately cautioned that Russia will give an adequate response to the expulsion of diplomats from Italy. The diplomats expelled, according to the foreign minister's hot comment Di Maio, are accused either of espionage or of putting at risk, with their work, the National security. The Russian ambassador to Italy Razov he pointed out, in response to the heavy accusations, that no evidence of the diplomats' actions had been provided by the Italian authorities. Draghi from Turin, however, emphasized that war crimes must be punished. The President Putin, the authorities and the Russian army they will have to answer for their actions.
The reaction of the Kremlin, entrusted to its spokesperson, was immediate Dmitry Peskov"short-sighted decision that will not go unanswered ". He then specified: “To limit the possibilities of diplomatic communication, in an unprecedented situation, is a short-sighted decision". Peskov then increased the dose: "the expulsions, in the first place, will further complicate our communications, which are necessary for the search for an agreement, and secondly, they will inevitably lead to reciprocal measures ".
During the day there were moments of nervousness among the parties that make up the government majority. There Alloy he affirms that history teaches that peace is achieved through dialogue and diplomacy and not by expelling diplomats. Di Maio he commented: "I avoid responding to provocations".
Il Pd, from the word of Lia Quartapelle, thus stigmatized the statement of Alloy"Strange idea of national security, allowing spies from another country to do their job and maybe even call it peace". Finally he intervened Matteo Salvini:"I will not enter into the merits of the decision but wars are won with diplomacy, dialogue, listening and common sense".