The Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi criticized the Rete4 TV program, in which Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke for 40 minutes on May 1. The program was announced as an interview, but in reality it was a session of political agitation, Draghi said on the evening of Monday, May 2, answering a question about it. According to him, unlike Russia, there is freedom of the press and speech in Italy. “However, it is worth asking the question, is it acceptable to invite someone for an interview and not react to his statements? It was not (journalistic. – Ed.) achievement. It gives a very strange feeling, “Draghi said.
Earlier, other Italian politicians sharply criticized the program. The head of the Italian Social Democrats and former Prime Minister Enrico Letta called it an “abyss.” At the same time, the media group Mediaset, which owns Rete4, defended the program and the decision to invite Lavrov. “He is the second number in Russia. The interview with the Russian Foreign Minister is a document of modern history,” said Director General Mauro Kripp.
Russian military propaganda on Italian television
Speaking on Italian television, Lavrov reiterated the main theses of Russian military propaganda about the war against Ukraine. One of his statements caused an international scandal. The head of Russian diplomacy was asked to explain how Russia’s accusations of Nazism against Ukraine are connected with the fact that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is a Jew. Lavrov replied: “I may be wrong, but Hitler also had Jewish blood. It means absolutely nothing. The wise Jewish people say that the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews. “.
Israel condemned Lavrov’s remarks. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said his Russian counterpart’s remarks were “not only unforgivable and outrageous, they are also a terrible historical mistake. Jews did not kill themselves during the Holocaust.” According to Lapid, the accusations of Jews themselves against anti-Semitism are “the lowest level of racism.”
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Evacuation of Azovstal employees from Mariupol
Residents of Mariupol who arrived in the village of Bezymennoye in Donbass. The photo chronicle of the war in Ukraine on May 1 includes the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal plant, days of remembrance of the dead in Lviv, Irpen and other cities, support for Ukraine by participants in May Day protests around the world and other photos. ATTENTION! Some photos contain scenes of cruelty, violence and death.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Arrival of refugees at a temporary accommodation in Donbass
UN mission staff accompanies civilians from Mariupol who arrived at the Bezymennoye temporary accommodation facility in the Donetsk region. This village is under the control of the so-called “DNR”. The people who were taken there later told about the difficult conditions, interrogations, checking the phones and taking fingerprints.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Under the control of the DNR
Russian servicemen and representatives of pro-Russian separatists in Donbass near the Bezymennoye temporary refugee shelter in the Donetsk region. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 30 and May 1, about 80 residents of Mariupol were taken there.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Refugees from Mariupol to Zaporozhye
About a hundred civilians from Mariupol were also evacuated from the territory of Azovstal in Zaporozhye. Employees of the Red Cross and the UN mission took part in the evacuation process.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Resumption of shelling of Azovstal
As the assistant mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko said on Ukrainian television, the Russian military resumed shelling of the Azovstal plant on May 1, as soon as buses with evacuees left the city.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Days of remembrance of the dead
From May 1 to 3, the so-called “Tombs” are held in Ukraine. These are the days of remembrance of the deceased, in which it is customary to visit the graves of loved ones. In the photo: Zaporozhye residents Vera Velakanova and Lyudmila Vondarenko at the Kapustyan Cemetery.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
On my father’s grave in Irpen
Meanwhile, defenders of cities attacked by Russia and civilians victims of the war continue to be buried throughout Ukraine. In this photo, ten-year-old Savely at the grave of his father Igor, who died defending Irpen.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Fresh graves in Irpen
Fresh flowers and photos of the fallen defenders of Irpen on numerous fresh graves of the city cemetery.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
At the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv
This woman, like many other Ukrainians, came to the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv to visit the graves of relatives who died after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
In memory of the fallen defenders of Irpen
Fighters of the territorial defense of Irpen lay flowers to the memorial in memory of the fallen comrades in the city cemetery.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
In the territories controlled by the Russian Federation
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the city of Melitopol has been completely under the control of the Russian military since mid-March. In this photo, a teenager rides a bicycle past a Russian soldier on duty on the street.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
In the market of Melitopol
The photos distributed by the Russian state news agency TASS are intended to show that peaceful life is being resumed in occupied Melitopol. Here: women buy fruit in the central market. From May 1, according to the order of the occupying authorities, the ruble should be accepted here as a means of payment along with the hryvnia.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Traces of destruction as a result of fighting near Luhansk
An elderly man rides a bicycle in the town of Rubezhnoye, located in the Severodonetsk district of the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Behind him are ruined houses.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Spring in Kiev
And in this photo – a young resident of the Ukrainian capital, throwing a national flag on his shoulders, enjoys a sunny day. Most recently, on April 29, the Russian side fired missiles at Kyiv while UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was visiting the city.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Contrary to the war
Despite the presence of servicemen on the city streets and other signs of wartime – such as barricades made of sandbags – many residents of the Ukrainian capital are gradually beginning to return to their daily activities.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
May Day under the sign of support for Ukraine
In many countries around the world, this year’s May Day rallies were held in support of Ukraine. A musician from the German band Nümmes wore a jacket in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to perform in Berlin.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
No to war!
Inflatable tank, the barrel of which is tied in a knot: in this original way, representatives of the Left Party in the city of Zeitz in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt expressed a demand to immediately cease hostilities in Ukraine.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Rome: protest against genocide
This participant in the demonstration in support of Ukraine, which took place on the Republic Square in Rome, demands an end to the genocide.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Barcelona: behind the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol
Ukrainian citizens living in Barcelona and their associates took to the streets of the city with a call to continue the work of the humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-besieged Mariupol.
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Colombians against the war in Ukraine
In the Colombian capital, Bogota, participants in a May Day demonstration also spoke in support of Ukraine. One of their banners reads in Spanish: “Russians, get out of Ukraine.”
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The war in Ukraine – 02.05.2022
Reliable for a return to a peaceful life
And this girl took out the Ukrainian flag on the streets of Czech Brno and rolled her eyes, using shades of blue and yellow. Like many others, she hopes Ukraine will return to a peaceful life soon.
Author: Alexandra Ivanova
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