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".
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