Corriere della Sera has refused to publish the Russian foreign minister\u2019s remarks, claiming they were \u201ccontroversial\u201d<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s leading newspaper Corriere della Sera has refused to publish an interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, citing what it called \u201ccontroversial claims\u201d in his remarks, the ministry has claimed.
\nThe editorial team refused to print an abridged version of the interview and didn\u2019t post the full text online, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, describing the incident as \u201coutrageous censorship.\u201d
\nThe ministry offered the outlet an exclusive interview with Lavrov after noticing \u201ca growing amount of misinformation about Russia in Italian media,\u201d according to the statement.
\nThe editorial team initially \u201centhusiastically agreed\u201d and submitted a list of questions. Lavrov promptly answered all of them, providing detailed responses, and the text was ready for publication. However, after receiving the material, the newspaper declined to publish the interview.
\n\u201cThey \u2018explained\u2019 to us that Lavrov\u2019s words \u2018contain many controversial assertions that require fact-checking or additional clarification, the publication of which would lead to exceeding reasonable volumes,\u2019\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n
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Commenting on the matter, the outlet stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry had provided a \u201clengthy text full of… propagandistic claims\u201d in response to its questions.
\nThe media outlet relayed that when it requested a \u201cproper interview\u201d involving \u201ccross-examination\u201d to \u201cchallenge points,\u201d the ministry \u201ccategorically refused.\u201d
\nThe Russian Foreign Ministry released both the full and edited versions of the interview, claiming that the editorial team had removed \u201call uncomfortable points for official Rome.\u201d
\nIn the published transcript, Lavrov also commented on the aborted meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Budapest, suggesting that Trump had received \u201cbehind-the-scenes reports\u201d that led him to cancel the talks.<\/p>\n
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Lavrov rejected accusations that Russia is \u201cnot ready for negotiations,\u201d asserting that after the Anchorage summit, Moscow had been waiting for a response from Washington on a proposed peace settlement.
\nIn the interview, Lavrov reiterated that the goal of Russia\u2019s special military operation in Ukraine was not the capture of territory but the \u201cprotection of the population and ensuring Russia\u2019s security.\u201d
\nRussia seeks a \u201cneutral and non-aligned status\u201d for Ukraine, he said, and accused the West of waging a \u201cproxy war\u201d against Moscow.
\nAddressing relations with Italy, Lavrov noted that it is not the people who are \u201cunfriendly,\u201d but rather the government. He stated that Moscow is open to restoring dialogue, but only if Italy shows a willingness to engage in \u201cmutual respect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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