Gorizia, Italy. File photoROME, Jul 21Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio announced that he left the 5 Star Movement he founded because of the statements of the Russian ambassador in Rome, and blamed the collapse of the government on political forces «winking at Russian President Vladimir Putin.» On Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed the decision to resign from the post of head of the government of the country, informing the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. According to the presidential palace, the president took Draghi's statement «on note», and the government remains in office to resolve current issues. Local media say that the political crisis can be resolved through the dissolution of parliament and the calling of early elections.Italian Prime Minister Draghi resigns for the second time Speaking to reporters, Di Maio, who founded the new Together for the Future party at the end of June, said that the agenda of the Draghi government was capable of giving Italy a «firm international position» and contained economic and social reforms. “It is no coincidence that this government was overthrown by political forces that wink at Vladimir Putin. This was the first step on the path in which (League and Movement leaders) (Giuseppe — ed.) Conte and (Matteo — ed.) Salvini united in an attempt to pull Italy out of historical alliances, destabilize it from an economic point of view,» Di Maio said. Razov, according to the minister, approved the position of the political force on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine. In mid-June, in an interview with the International Scenarios magazine, Razov called “at least strange” “the logic according to which the massive supply of weapons to Ukraine is a means of achieving peace,” since “we are talking about unlimited fueling of the conflict situation, fraught with its prolongation and only multiplication casualties and destruction.» As Razov stated, «this logic, as far as I understand, is not shared by everyone in Italy,» his words were perceived in Italy as support for the «Movement», which opposed the continuation of supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. government
