It is right, in a moment of collective aggregation like Sanremo, to shine a light on the war in Ukraine: after days of controversy over the announced video presence of the leader of Kiev Volodymyr Zelensky during the final evening of the festival, Amadeus goes straight.
"We are in contact, he asked to be present with a recorded message", explains the artistic director in an interview with 'Chi', on newsstands on February 1st.
"It must be a message of peace, it will be broadcast on Saturday evening after the 28 performances of the competing singers. I understand and I am not surprised that your speech can divide, but all wars are horrible and we have a duty not to forget it" .
Meanwhile, what is being discussed today is Rai's choice to submit Zelensky's video contribution - which should last a couple of minutes - to preventive control, to avoid critical issues for the company.
The matter was discussed yesterday in the Viale Mazzini board of directors and some councilors asked for clarifications on an important matter from an editorial point of view.
"That the control of what Zelensky will say in Sanremo is entrusted to the Rai bureaucracy is news that I don't know if it is more ridiculous or depressing", comments Pier Ferdinando Casini on his Facebook profile.
"I read that Rai would be preparing to exercise a 'preventive control' of the 2-minute video of President Zelensky which will be broadcast in Sanremo.