"I heard from General Roberto Vannacci in these hours: he is dejected but determined to safeguard his image, his work and his honesty".
So to ANSA Domenico Leggiero, president of the Military Observatory.
"How can you make certain statements?" said the general, according to Leggiero, in reference to allegations of fraud and embezzlement contained in an inspection report by the Defense General Staff on his period in Moscow.
In the opinion of the president of the Observatory, these are "baseless accusations made by the ministry to burn the general politically. But he will move forward".
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