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Italian Prime Minister Says Her Adviser Resigned After Call of Russian Pranksters

ROME (Sputnik) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that her diplomatic adviser Francesco Maria Talo resigned after a call with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus.
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On November 1, Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus reported that they had talked to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni about the migration problem and the conflict in Ukraine, posing as a high-ranking African official.
"This morning, my adviser Talo submitted his resignation," Meloni told a press conference, following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
The situation with the call of the pranksters was not approached properly, the prime minister said.
"There was a superficial approach," Meloni said.
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