The former foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio, spoke about the presence of the Ukrainian president Zelensky at the Sanremo festival.
The Sanremo festival has always raised controversy. However, this time it is neither the singers in the competition nor the songs that are criticized. Choices about guests are not appreciated by many.
President of Ukraine Zelensky/ web archive-Read it
The controversy over the participation of the Ukrainian president does not stop Volodymyr Zelensky on the final night San Remo Festival scheduled for Saturday 11 February. The former head of the Farnesina, the now ex pentastellato Luigi Di Maio intervened on the matter. The former Foreign Minister has replied ironically to those who, these days, bring up arguments as a level playing field: “Shall we also get those who are bombing them to talk? Vladimir Putin himself perhaps. Zelensky in San Remo participates as Head of State of an invaded nation and with his people still under the bombs “- the words of Luigi Di Maio rely on Twitter. The journalist is also among those in favor of the Ukrainian president’s participation in Sanremo Bruno Vespa. Speaking on Mara Venier’s broadcast Sunday In last January 15, he had revealed that during the interview in the capital Kiev, Zelensky had expressed the desire to participate in Sanremo. “Frankly, I don’t understand all this fuss about a brief speech by Zelensky at the Sanremo Festival. I am sorry for this ill will towards a man who is fighting with extraordinary courage to save the freedom of his own people from a very heavy aggression” – underlined the historical presenter of Porta a Porta.
Vianello is also with Zelensky
Zelensky will speak at the Sanremo festival/ web archive-Leggilo
He also intervened on the case of the Ukrainian president Zelensky at the Italian song festival Andrew Vianelloil director of Radio 1 and Gr Rai, who wrote on Twitter: “At the Grammys yes, at Cannes yes, and there was no controversy either in the USA or in France, but in Sanremo: open up! Can the leader of a country invaded and under missiles and bombs for a year not speak to the largest Italian television audience? And why ever?”. The last raid of Zelenskybefore the one underway in Sanremo, was at the Golden Globes last January 11, also thanks to the intercession of Sean Pennthe actor who also tried in vain to take him to the Oscars and who, in the face of Hollywood’s refusal, did gift to the president of the statuette which he won on two occasions. After the Golden Globes it was his turn to the ceremony of Grammy Awards in Las Vegas and then to Cannes Film Festival where the Kiev leader made a surprise connection at the opening ceremony. And while the Ariston audience is preparing to listen to him, the Ukrainian president has asked other 500 tanks for an offensive. Zelensky’s words were very clear: “We need another 300-500 tanks now, we need armored vehicles for an offensive on our territory”.
