In the center of Rome, near the Colosseum, a protest was held against the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The newspaper writes that it was staged by activists from the Communist Youth Front organization. Il Giornale.
“A few kilometers from the meeting place of the Ukrainian president with the Italian president, ultra-left activists challenged Zelensky by unfurling a banner with a hostile slogan next to the Colosseum,” the publication says.
It was noted that this poster said, “Zelensky is not welcome here.”
According to the publication, protesters opposed the supply of weapons to Kiev. They believe that Zelensky put Ukraine “at the disposal of the imperialist plans of NATO, the USA and the EU”.
The demonstrators also criticized the policy of the Italian government, which continues to send weapons to Kiev. They described this policy as “shameful”.
On May 13, Zelensky met with Pope Francis in the Vatican. President at the meeting invited Pastor on the implementation of the Ukrainian “peace formula”.
On Saturday, Italian Prime Minister George Meloni statedRome will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary.