The coalition of center-right and right-wing parties, who won the majority in the new Italian government, lambasted the decision of the outbound Cabinet to expel Russian diplomats.
Given that the accusations were made before an investigation had even been conducted, and which ongoing investigations have been recently turning up a lack of evidence tracing back to Russia, it's needless to say that such accusations were premature and inappropriate, let alone the countermeasures taken by the British government and the massive amount of anti-Russian media coverage in recent weeks.
The Northern League, Forza Italia, and Brothers of Italy, none of which were able to secure enough of a majority in the March Italian primaries to secure the election, as they continue to battle the Democratic Party for control of the Italian government, have each issued declarations that the Democrats have made a "stupid decision" in choosing to cast out Russian diplomats and play along with sanctions against Russia as both a ridiculous political blunder and a damaging economic move, as the Italian economy suffers from their implementation. Sputnik reports:
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