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« on: September 23, 2022, 07:08:41 AM »
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-was-pushed-into-ukraine-war-says-italys-berlusconi-2022-09-23/

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Russian President Vladimir Putin was "pushed" into invading Ukraine and wanted to put "decent people" in charge of Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said, drawing fierce criticism just ahead of Italy's election.

The Italian leader, whose Forza Italia party belongs to a right-wing coalition expected to win the general election on Sunday, is a long-time friend of Putin and his comments are likely to alarm Western allies.

"Putin was pushed by the Russian people, by his party, by his ministers to come up with this special operation," Berlusconi told Italian public television RAI late on Thursday, using the official Russian wording for the war.

Russia's plan was originally to conquer Kyiv "in a week", and replace the democratically elected Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskiy with "a government of decent people" and get out "in another week," he said.


"I haven't even understood why Russian troops spread around Ukraine while in my mind they should have only stuck around Kyiv", said the 85-year-old Berlusconi, who once described Putin as being like a younger brother.
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2022, 07:17:29 AM »
Anybody still want to defend this total spiv?
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2022, 07:34:28 AM »
Quote from: CumbrianLefty on September 23, 2022, 07:17:29 AM
Anybody still want to defend this total spiv?

Oh ye of little faith. This is all going according to plan - Putin will drop his guard and when he does, newly appointed FM Berlusconi will have him assassinated at a bunga bunga party.
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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2022, 07:46:59 AM »
Quote from: CumbrianLefty on September 23, 2022, 07:17:29 AM
Anybody still want to defend this total spiv?

he funny af on tiktok
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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2022, 08:39:42 AM »
Now there's a "foreign agent" if I ever saw one!
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2022, 08:44:48 AM »
I hear that Putin is allowing foreigners to join the Russian army, with an offer of citizenship if they last more than six months.
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2022, 10:33:52 AM »
Dementia is a terrible thing.
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2022, 12:56:25 PM »
I love Berlusconi.
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2022, 12:59:21 PM »
Bippity boppity
C'è un fascista nella mia pockety
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2022, 02:46:36 PM »
EPP ignoring Berlusconi’s actual words
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2022, 03:41:49 PM »
Usually this would warrant a "just when you think he can't stoop any lower...", but since it's Berlusconi, one can only say he's at least consistent in being a moral and ethical void.
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