The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Italian Ambassador to Russia Cecilia Piccioni on Friday over the alleged illegal entry of RAI (Radiotelevisione italiana) journalists to the Kursk region to cover Ukraine's attack.
"A strong protest was voiced to the ambassador over the actions by a camera crew of the Italian state television and radio broadcasting company RAI, who illegally entered Russia’s territory to highlight the terrorist attack by Ukrainian militants on the Kursk Region. The Italian correspondents blatantly violated Russian laws and elementary rules of journalistic ethics and used their stay in the territory of our country to whitewash the propaganda support for the Kiev regime's crimes," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Further investigations will be carried out to clarify the "circumstances of the offense," the ministry added.
