“sunday in“One of the daily rooms now dedicated to the war in Ukraine is on the air. It’s March 20th and it’s the 25th day of bombs and deals: Mara Venier connects with the director of TG1 Monica Maggioni Inventory of the conflict situation. And it is live that in the Rai studio the chilling declaration arrives and silence falls: “The Russian armed forces have come to exterminate us, to kill us , he says again that he is ready to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, the invader destroying his country.
The presenter faithfully reproduces the words of the just spoken and worldtravelling leader of Ukraine, while director Rai widens her eyes: “I think I use every format, every opportunity to negotiate to talk to Putin. But if these attempts should fail Zelensky announces the Conflict between Moscow and Kyiv would lead to a third world war“.
The Maggioni, shocked afterwards, remains speechless. Venier asks her for her opinion, the journalist is visibly shocked and hesitates: “I heard it from you. I didn’t know… At the NATO border she explains such high tensions are dangerous. The risk now is that war ‘will expand’.