Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air

NewsWorldEuropeItaly summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on airRome's foreign minister Antonio Tajani described the comments as ’extremely serious and offensive’Alvise Armellini Wednesday 22 April 2026 11:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962584","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-giorgia-meloni-ambassador-tv-b2962584.html","title":"Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air"}}CloseRelated: Giorgia Meloni and Volodymyr Zelensky agree on joint drone production as Ukraine seeks more air defenceOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Italy has summoned the Russian amb...