{"id":27416,"date":"2026-05-02T03:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/watch-popular-russian-tv-host-take-a-stab-at-italys-pm-over-economy-and-immigration\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:15:23","slug":"watch-popular-russian-tv-host-take-a-stab-at-italys-pm-over-economy-and-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/watch-popular-russian-tv-host-take-a-stab-at-italys-pm-over-economy-and-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH Popular Russian TV host take a stab at Italy\u2019s PM over economy and immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Vladimir Solovyov has questioned Giorgia Meloni\u2019s policies on Ukraine, the economy, and immigration in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of betraying the interests of her own voters by following the EU line on Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano published on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with Signora Meloni,\u201d<\/em> Solovyov said. <em>\u201cItalian people, they have problem with Signora Meloni. Donald Trump, he has problems with Signora Meloni.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The TV host claimed Meloni had <em>\u201cchanged her position on Russia and Ukraine completely\u201d<\/em> after winning the election. He argued that Rome\u2019s current policy has hurt Italian businesses, tourism, and consumers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat\u2019s in the best interest of Italian people?\u201d<\/em> Solovyov asked, pointing to <em>\u201chigh oil prices,\u201d<\/em> a <em>\u201cbad economic situation,\u201d<\/em> and the loss of Russian markets and tourism. <em>\u201cIs it worth it?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also questioned whether Italy remains <em>\u201cthe Italy of Berlusconi\u201d<\/em> or has become <em>\u201cthe Italy of immigrants\u201d<\/em> who <em>\u201cdon\u2019t respect your culture, your history, your language,\u201d<\/em> asking whether this is <em>\u201cthe right price to pay for European Nazi solidarity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The interview followed Solovyov\u2019s sharp criticism of Meloni on his show earlier in April. His remarks prompted a strong response in Rome, where Italy\u2019s Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Aleksey Paramonov to lodge a formal protest, describing the comments as <em>\u201cextremely serious and offensive.\u201d<\/em> Paramonov, in turn, called the move unusual, stressing that Solovyov was speaking in a personal capacity and does not represent official Russian policy.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview here:<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0htPXF2y4k\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Solovyov has questioned Giorgia Meloni\u2019s policies on Ukraine, the economy, and immigration in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of betraying the interests of her own voters by following the EU line on Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rt-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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