The Russian ambassador to Italy, Serghei Razov, denounced what he called the "demonisation" of his country, in particular by Defense Minister Guido Crosetto who recently raised the alarm for a possible Third World War if the tanks armed Russians will arrive in Kiev.
"I don't think - Razov said in an interview with the RIA Novosti agency - that the defense minister of a country that played a well-known role in unleashing the Second World War should talk about the Third World War".