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Moscow ridicules reports that Ukraine's former defense minister could advise Italy
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- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Italy over its appointment of former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as an adviser on innovation.
- Italy announced the appointment the previous week, while Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said he supported the decision.
Moscow has reacted with derision to reports that Ukraine's former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov could take an advisory role in the Italian government.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Italy on Tuesday over Fedorov's planned position as an innovation adviser at the Defense Ministry.
Rome announced the appointment the previous week. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said he stood by the choice, despite the criticism from Moscow.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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