Milan, 22 Apr. (LaPresse) – During this morning’s meeting at the Farnesina, “we naturally also examined in detail the recent episode concerning Vladimir Solovyev’s statements on his private online channel, which, as often happens in similar situations, were taken out of context, losing sight of the semantic complexity, the historical knowledge and personal convictions expressed by the well-known television presenter during a dialogue, lasting many hours, with his audience". This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Italy, Alexey Paramonov, in a post on Telegram, reporting on this morning’s meeting following his summons after the insults directed by Russian anchorman Vladimir Solovyev at Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "It is difficult to deny that, even in the current complicated phase of our bilateral relations, it would be appropriate for both sides to keep their emotions in check, show patience and take greater account of the particular sensitivities of Russians and Italians regarding certain issues—relevant to both sides—as well as the language used in mutual communication. This should be done even if the representatives of Russia and Italy have well-founded personal reasons, as in this case, to harbour negative feelings towards the heads of state and the governments they lead on the other side,” the post continues. Paramonov then concludes: “To avoid critical moments, instead of drawing conclusions and making accusations deliberately manipulated for the occasion, it would be important to distinguish more clearly between the subjective assessments and opinions of individual citizens—even if they are points of reference for public opinion—and the official position of state representatives. This is precisely the approach that Moscow has always adopted and to which it still adheres. And not to rush into conclusions and accusations that are not appropriate to the case."