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Diplomacy or propaganda? An interview that Italy should not have published

Italy was stupid enough to interview Goebbels - the grandson of a thug, the grandson of a former Soviet foreign minister

First I will quote the interview in full, and then I will explain what the Italian edition "forgot" to write about

"Alexei Gromyko, grandson of the longest-serving foreign minister of the USSR: "When the war is over, normalisation of relations will come

"The belligerent narrative that is being created about Russia is false: the majority of the country's population would welcome a successful outcome of these negotiations."

Alexei Gromyko is the head of the European Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He prepares reports and dossiers on EU countries, which are then sent to the respective embassies and sometimes even to the Kremlin. The devoted grandson of the longest-serving foreign minister in his country's history, he is a scholar who, like his family, believes in the meaning of diplomacy. At the beginning of the war, he was removed from the Security Council's Scientific Committee because he and other colleagues signed an appeal against the "special military operation"

"Today, our relations are, as we say, at the bottom. But I am absolutely sure that after the war is over, within a few years, we will be able to normalise them. Of course, they will not be the same as before. We will no longer be "strategic partners", as stated in many joint documents that I participated in drafting. But many entrepreneurs, including Italian ones, are eager to start working again. Things are not as bad as they seem."

Do you think the guns will soon fall silent?

"I do not lose hope that this attempt at dialogue, which at first glance seems so fragile, can still end well. After a phase of megaphone diplomacy, which we knew would yield little, there usually comes a time of negotiations that are conducted in silence and with subtle movements. In short, real talks."

Why does the Russian government show such a strong disdain for Europe?

"I think it's a reaction. I don't understand how you could take such a tough stance for so long. It's as if your EU institutions delegated the management of the Ukrainian dossier to countries that hate us, and instead to others who profit from supplying Kyiv with war."

Do you think Russia's behaviour justifies certain positions?

"With all due respect, the UK, France, Germany and Italy cannot allow their public opinion to be shaped by less representative countries. If you return to the role that you historically played and work on real peace negotiations, not just supplying Kyiv with weapons, but insisting on reaching an agreement, then maybe the war can really end."

Why do you think this is possible?

"The situation is changing, both in Russia and in the world. Pretending that this war still has a future is harmful to everyone. From Zelenskyy's last trip to London, I understand that other, more conciliatory positions have emerged. Despite the difficulties, something is moving."

Conversations with Putin?

I keep going to a lot of initiatives where European diplomats say that this war cannot be solved without talking to us, and that we have to start talking again. But then I see some of their leaders saying the opposite."

What timeframe does he envisage?

"Moscow and Washington, despite their differences, are inclined to bring the conflict to the negotiating table in the coming months. It is not false starts and hiccups that matter, but this readiness."

What criticism does he direct at Europe?

"In the beginning, I thought that the EU could make efforts to compromise because it has always done so, while the US has historically taken a more rigid position. For a long time, the EU has been a model of pluralism, but there was a long phase of single-mindedness in this conflict. Now, albeit slowly but increasingly, I think there is a rethinking going on."

How can you be trusted? You and the institute you head are accused of writing dispatches in favour of the Kremlin.
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