Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky was interviewed by Rai journalist Bruno Vespa. The leader once again reiterated his gratitude for Italy and his "very strong" relationship with Giorgia Meloni. Zelensky then sent a message to the "pro-Russians" in the country. "Those who do not support us do not understand who Putin is," he said, "If Giorgia Meloni had been there yesterday in Odessa instead of the Greek Prime Minister, what would that part of Italian society that does not support Ukraine have said? Would she have been indifferent? I don’t think so," he added, referring to the missile that fell a few hundred meters from where the Kiev leader and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were standing. Zelensky reiterated that, in his view, Putin's goal is not the territories of Crimea and Donbass. "He," he explained, "wants to destroy all of Ukraine and annex it to Russia by violence or political means as he did with Belarus. And should Ukraine fall, Russia "will go ahead and certainly attack NATO countries." In this case," Zelensky warned, "everyone will have to pay a very high price, which is to send their military to fight.
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