We should remember that. As we grew up, they kept saying to us, “Anyone is able to be near you when the sun is shining. It is during storms that you understand who is truly a friend. " I would add, if you agree: "... and above all who is not".
After all, COVID-19 is not only putting a strain on the physical and economic health of our country. Inexorably, he is bringing to light a series of pustules, laden with pus, evident, painful: the questions to ask at a time like this about the international relations that Italy has with the "partner" countries.
Well, when everything is over, we should keep firmly in mind that, so far, no so-called "partner" country has proactively come forward to offer us concrete help, in this moment of serious emergency.
When everything is a memory, we should remember that some "allied" countries have arbitrarily decided to block the arrival of masks intended for the beautiful country. Minimizing on how to label a decision like this, I would use adjectives like "irresponsible and shameful"1.
If everything were confirmed, when we get out of it - because there is no doubt that we Italians will get out of it - we should keep in mind that some of our "partner" countries all this was not enough2: it would be shameful if they had really denied the overflight of their national territory to those who, like Russia, decided to send 9 to 15 military cargo1 with medical and health equipment, qualified personnel and disinfestation equipment. What can we say, if not "thanks allies!".4,5
We will try to keep this in mind. Let's hope.
Forgive me for the subtle ironic tone, on the other hand it pairs with the gypsy hypocrisy to which we are accustomed, which sadly comes out in all its madness when we witness unhappy and para-comic thanks from politicians and state officials towards Europe because, they say, “without their help (.. well no), we would never make it ". And to be sure until the end to keep the point, we would miss it, they keep away from publicly thanking those who have so far sent help of some kind: China, Cuba and Russia.
A few hours ago, the Russian senator, Aleksey Pushkov, on Twitter, wrote: "The Polish authorities have not granted national airspace to Russian military transport aircraft with on board aid destined for Italy to deal with the coronavirus emergency."
“Poland has not allowed Russian transport aircraft through its airspace with on board aid destined for Italy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It is a badness in terms of government policy. In addition, the aid was intended for an allied country of Poland within the EU and NATO ".6
Propagandistic tones? Maybe, but it is a fact that "Diplo-clearance" (i.e. both overflight authorizations) have been denied, as is the fact that Russian aid has been sent.
And facts, until proven otherwise, count more than words. All the more so in the cognitive domain ofInformation Warfare, where, as you know, whoever uses the narrative most relevant to tangible reality always wins.
UPDATE ON THE STORY
The Polish response to the Russian Senator Aleksey Puskhov's tweet was not long in coming.
Let's recap what happened
On March 23, most analysts with access to government information, as well as many of the most proficient users in "open source" research, had noticed how strange the radar tracking of the Russian Ilyushins was, who were carrying loads of medical and personal aid. qualified for Italy (opening image).
Nowadays, performing a "flight tracking" by anyone who has time to invest (and fifty euros a month, if you want to have more details) is no longer impossible. Flight Radar 24, Radar Box 24, Flight Aware, ADS-B Exchange are the most used and reliable sites in this regard.
As can be seen, the Russian cargo route actually drew an obsolete curvature relative to the final destination, cutting off almost entirely most of Europe.
ALEKSEY PUSKHOV AND THE POLISH RESPONSE
At 20.07 on March 23, through a tweet on his profile, a prominent Russian politician and president of the Council of the Information Policies Commission, Aleksey Puskhov, accused Poland of having denied the overflight of Russian cargo planes bound for Italy.
The Polish response and response was not long in coming.
Late in the morning of 24 March and again via Twitter, the Polish Foreign Ministry replied that it had never received an official request for diplo-clearance on the Russian side, therefore labeling the news as one fake news.
THE TWEET REMOVED
To add salt to the incident, on the evening of today, March 24, the tweet on the profile of the Russian politician (photo) has been removed for some reason, casting new shadows on the diplomatic disagreements underway between the two countries.
