Europe is Tired of Ukraine, Italian PM Tells Russian Pranksters Disguised as AU Commission Chairman

Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus have published a recording of their phone call with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. They discussed the situation in Ukraine and illegal immigration from Africa. The Italian government later confirmed with regrets that the call indeed took place.

Speaking about Ukraine, the Prime Minister said the European countries are tired of the situation in Ukraine.

"I see that there is a lot of fatigue, if I have to tell the truth, from all sides. We are close to the moment where everyone recognizes that we need a way out. Yes, the problem is to find a way that is acceptable to both sides without violating international law," Meloni stated in the recording.

Meloni noted that she had an idea on how the existing conflict between Moscow and Kiev could be resolved, but she noted that the moment is still not right for her to disclose the idea.

Answering a question regarding the acceptability of glorifying Nazism in Ukraine, the Italian Prime Minister said Ukraine "has the right to do so".

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She also complained that EU countries are ignoring the problem of illegal migration from Africa. All attempts made by Rome to discuss the current situation also do not receive due attention from the EU states, leaving Italy to deal with the problem alone.

"The situation is very difficult for us to manage. Since the beginning of the year more than 120 thousand people have arrived, mostly from Tunisia. [...] Europe for a long time thought that it could solve the problem by leaving Italy alone with it. They do not understand that this is impossible, since the scale of this phenomena affects everyone, in my opinion, not only the European Union, but also the UN. Sadly, the problem is that the rest do not care. They did not answer the phone when I called them. And they all agree that Italy should solve this problem alone. This is a very stupid way of thinking," the Italian PM stated.