According to her, the people of Italy and the country's economy were captured by the senseless political decisions of Washington and Brussels.
“Rome is being pushed, it seems, not just to senseless actions, but to economic suicide in order to realize the Euro-Atlantic sanctions madness.
And when the hardworking Italian business collapses, the Yankees will buy it cheaply, ”the diplomat wrote in her Telegram.
She noted that at the same time, one cannot count on Chinese investors - after insulting the West, Beijing will not pay other people's accounts.
Zakharova also focused on the plan of Italian Minister of Ecology Roberto Cingolani to reduce the dependence of the Italian economy on Russian hydrocarbons.
“So: reducing heating in private homes to 18-19 degrees with a reduction in the heating regime for an hour or two.
Reducing street lighting and possibly closing restaurants and bars at night.
The pandemic is back.
Only now politicians are creating it,” the Russian diplomat said.
Earlier in an interview with radio station RTL, Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's Liga party, called for an end to restrictions that have sent energy prices skyrocketing, forcing Italians to pay nearly four times as much in their bills as they used to.
According to the latest data from Italy's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), inflation in the country has reached its highest level since 1985, accelerating to 8.4% year on year.