DISINFO: Italians change EU flags to Russian tricolor
SUMMARY
Italians change EU flags to Russian tricolor. The Russian aid made Italians think who their true ally is. Calls and demands for the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions began sounding in the country.
RESPONSE
Misleading headline. What the pro-Kremlin media portrays as a widespread phenomenon is based on anecdotal evidence. For a more detailed debunk see reporting by BBC Russian service. EU sanctions are not "anti-Russian". The restrictive measures were gradually imposed in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine, by a unanimous decision of all EU Member States. See more examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation about the coronavirus.