Draghi said he would not stop diplomatic contacts with Russia

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that the expulsion of Italian diplomats from Russia should not mean a rupture of diplomatic channels with Russia.

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“This absolutely does not mean the need to break diplomatic channels. This is a hostile gesture in response to our expulsion, hostile towards Europe, because, if I understand correctly, diplomats from France and Spain were expelled,” he said after talks with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin .

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“The main reasoning is that this should absolutely not lead to a rupture of diplomatic channels, because through them, if possible, the direction to peace will go,” Draghi said.

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Earlier it became known that the Russian side would send 24 Italian diplomats as a response.