Italy Faces Russian Backlash Over Appointment of Defector as Defense Advisor

Russia slams Crosetto's naming Fedorov as advisor

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 1 - Russia on Tuesday slammed Defence Minister Guido Crosetto's recent appointment of former Ukraine defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as an advisor on military technology. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. called the appointment "highly ridiculous" and "worthy of a satirical tale by (late, great children's author) Gianni Rodari." Crosetto responded immediately, saying: "They would prefer Italy to consult Moscow first. "We think only of Rome, not Moscow ...

By ANSA