Solovyov insulted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, prompting a response from the Italian Foreign Ministry and criticism on social media, but the Russian Foreign Ministry defended Solovyov.

Solovyov insulted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, prompting a response from the Italian Foreign Ministry and criticism on social media, but the Russian Foreign Ministry defended Solovyov.

@meduzalive 22 Apr 2026, 16:42

The Russian ambassador to Italy, Alexey Paramonov, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after propagandist Vladimir Solovyov insulted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on his show.

@meduzalive 22 Apr 2026, 06:16