Ukraine: Salvini takes flak in Poland

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 8 - League leader Matteo Salvini took flak after arriving on Tuesday at the train station of the Polish city of Przemysl, some 10km from the Ukraine border.
    Salvini, who in the past expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin but has condemned the invasion of Ukraine, has travelled to the area in an effort to help bring about peace.
    But he was given a cool reception on Tuesday, with Mayor Wojciech Bakun holding up a T-shirt with Putin's face on and telling Salvini "I won't receive you".
    "Come with me to the border and condemn him," the mayor added.
    A group of Italians also heckled Salvini, calling him a "buffoon".
    Salvini said he was not "interested in rows with the Italian left or the Polish one.
    "We are here to help those escaping from war," he added.
    When asked if he condemned Putin, he replied: "certainly, obviously. We condemn the war". (ANSA).