Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev responded to Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's comments on Russia's military operation in Ukraine, attributing them to a "manifestation of the fascism gene."
Medvedev criticized Western leaders, stating that the "number of idiots in power in Western countries is growing day by day."
Meloni, along with other Western leaders, visited Kiev in a show of solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia's special military operation.