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Kyiv, January 15, 2016. \u201c<\/strong><\/em>Italy is the most pro-Russian country in Europe\u201d. The fact that Russian influence and Russian propaganda are strong there is explained by a number of historic and political factors, says Italian journalist Mauro Voerzio at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. One of the factors that is to the benefit of the Russian propaganda is that biggest Italian TV channels and printed media as a rule do not have own correspondents constantly based in Ukraine. Instead \u201cwhen a TV channel needs to speak about Ukraine they use their reporter from Moscow,\u201d says Voerzio. Speaking about historic prerequisites that help spread Russian disinformation in Italy Voerzio mentions the Italian-Russian communication and financial network formed on the basis of the former communist party of Italy. \u201cItaly was the country with the strongest communist party in Europe. All leaders of the communist party studied in Moscow,\u201d explains Voerzio adding that the \u201cbig flow of money was coming to Italy from Moscow.\u201d In modern Italy ties with Russia are maintained at the level of regions through the so-called cultural associations named in the first part according to the region where they operate and bearing the name of Russia in the second. For example, \u201cLombardia \u2013 Russia\u201d, \u201cPiedmont \u2013 Russia\u201d. \u201cEach region has got such an association, in each such association there is one representative from Russia, for example, the director, and one politician from a far-right Italian party, for example, from \u2018Lega Nord\u2019 or \u2018Forza Italia,\u201d explains Voerzio. \u201cIn my region – Piedmont, for example, the president of such association is Aleksandr Dugin,\u201d adds Voerzio.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Italy\u2019s political life Voerzio says the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Democratic Party he heads support the consolidated position of Europe regarding Ukraine. \u201cHowever political opponents who express themselves against the idea of united Europe are using the theme of Russia in order to make politics against Europe,\u201d notes the journalist. Among such parties are \u201cForza Italia\u201d and \u201cMovimento 5 Stelle\u201d (Five Star Movement). In the journalist\u2019s opinion it also has its consequences in the media sector as \u201c80% of publications are in the hands of parties and politicians that are pro-Russian.\u201d Mauro quotes a recent example when the Italian geopolitical online publication \u201cLimes\u201d mapped Crimea as part of the Russian territory. Responding to an appeal from the Ukrainian embassy in Italy the publication replied that the mapping reflects the actual state of play. The outlet is financed by the Italian oil and gas company ENI.<\/p>\n

The journalist says there are two main ways to counter Russian propaganda in Italy. First one is by consolidating the efforts of European journalists who are writing about Ukraine. Same as Russian propagandist materials are getting top positions in the Internet thanks to the large number of clicks and shares by trolls, cooperation among the journalists will put truthful news about Ukraine on top positions in each of the European countries. According to Mauro Voerzio developing culture and tourism is the key aspect in the fight against the Russian propaganda. Europe has to know about the Ukrainian culture.\u201cIf you have culture, you have a country, the history. It is the best way to say: \u2018we have our own culture, we are not Russians,\u201d says Voerzio. At the same time thanks to tourism people will be able to see with their own eyes that \u201cthere are no Nazis who are killing people on the streets,\u201d as the propaganda insists. \u201cBeing back home and hearing propaganda on TV they will be laughing as the power of propaganda is in people\u2019s ignorance,\u201d emphasized Mauro Voerzio.<\/p>\n

Journalist Mauro Voerzio was in Maidan from its start. He wrote the book \u201cAngels of Maidan\u201d \u201cto explain Italians what happened on Kyiv\u2019s main square, because the information that came [to Italy] was completely different.\u201d When the war in the east started Mauro started making video reports and created own youtube channel. The journalist is now working on a documentary \u201cMaidan: two years later\u201d based on the interviews with Maidan participants during the events and now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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