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Il diplomatico, la russa, il silenzio   C’è una storia che dovrebbe stare in prima pagina e invece sta a pagina dodici, quando va bene. Riguarda un ambasciatore della Repubblica, Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini di Sant’Agnese, nome che pare uscito da un romanzo ottocentesco, e una donna russa, Tatiana Tarakanova, sua collaboratrice da anni. Riguarda Tashkent, capitale dell’Uzbekistan, e tre agenzie di viaggio moscovite registrate allo stesso indirizzo, Happy Travel, Visa4you, Park Lane. Riguarda almeno novantacinque cittadini russi entrati in Italia con visti Schengen di lunga durata, tra dicembre 2024 e luglio 2025, mentre l’Europa cercava di chiudere le porte a chi viene da Mosca per via della guerra in Ucraina. Riguarda sedici mila euro a pratica, un patrimonio da tre milioni, una conversazione registrata in cui Papadia, messo con le spalle al muro, ammette: “Sì, è quello il motivo, ti do quello che vuoi, la scuola dei tuoi figli sarà pagata per sempre”. E riguarda, soprattutto, il silenzio.   I fatti, ricostruiti dalla procura di Roma e dalla Guardia di Finanza, sono questi. Il 2 dicembre 2024 Papadia si insedia a Tashkent. Diplomatico di carriera, entrato per concorso nel 2001, sulla carta un curriculum lineare. Solo che dentro quel curriculum c’è un dettaglio che oggi pesa come una pietra: dal 2012 al 2017 è stato Console Generale a Mosca, competenza su tutta la Federazione Russa. Cinque anni. Conosceva gente, ambienti, intermediari. Conosceva Tatiana Tarakanova, che ai suoi tempi lavorava al consolato italiano nella capitale russa. Quando arriva a Tashkent, due settimane dopo l’insediamento, la fa inserire nell’ufficio visti. Una scelta che la procura considera decisiva. Esautora gli altri funzionari, accentra le pratiche nelle sue mani, si avvale della russa e di tre interinali uzbeki assunti da lui. L’ufficio visti, da quel momento, è cosa sua.   Il sistema, secondo gli inquirenti, funziona così. Le richieste arrivano da Mosca, smistate da quelle tre agenzie allo stesso indirizzo. A volte arrivano direttamente all’ambasciatore via Telegram, fuori da ogni protocollo. I richiedenti non vivono in Uzbekistan, non si presentano fisicamente, le firme non corrispondono a quelle dei passaporti. Niente di tutto questo conta. Si paga, dai quattromila ai sedicimila euro a visto, contro i cinquanta euro della tariffa ufficiale, e si entra in Europa. I bonifici finiscono su un conto bulgaro intestato alla Tarakanova, mascherati da prestito. Su novantadue pratiche esaminate dagli ispettori a luglio 2025, in ottantuno casi i richiedenti non risultavano mai entrati in ambasciata. Mai visti, mai identificati. Solo nomi su carta, e quei nomi, oggi, sono in Italia.   Le accuse formali sono corruzione e favoreggiamento dell’immigrazione clandestina. Non spionaggio, attenzione. La procura è esplicita: il reato di spionaggio non viene contestato. Però gli atti contengono una frase che chi sa leggere dovrebbe leggere due volte. Gli investigatori, scrivono, non sono in grado di escludere che qualcuno dei novantacinque russi entrati abbia svolto attività informative verso Mosca. Tradotto in italiano corrente: non sappiamo chi sono, non sappiamo cosa fanno qui, non sappiamo se qualcuno di loro lavora per i servizi russi. Sappiamo solo che sono entrati grazie a un ambasciatore della Repubblica, e che adesso sono qui.   Provate a pensarci un attimo. In un anno in cui in tutta Europa si parla di sabotaggi attribuiti a Mosca, cavi sottomarini tagliati nel Baltico, droni sopra le basi NATO, incendi sospetti nei magazzini logistici della Polonia, attentati alla Bundeswehr sventati per un soffio, l’ambasciata italiana a Tashkent funziona come un imbuto attraverso cui passano cittadini russi senza requisiti, in un canale parallelo gestito da una sola persona, su segnalazione di agenzie moscovite, con pagamenti su un conto bulgaro intestato a una donna russa naturalizzata italiana ed ex Enit. E noi dovremmo credere che dietro non ci sia altro che la cupidigia di un singolo diplomatico annoiato e indebitato? La risposta onesta è: forse sì, forse no. Ma il fatto che nessuno stia cercando seriamente la risposta è il vero scandalo.   Perché qui veniamo al nocciolo. Chi ha nominato Papadia ambasciatore in una sede sensibile, in piena guerra in Ucraina, con accreditamento anche in Tagikistan, frontiera caldissima? Il governo Meloni. Tecnicamente, la proposta di nomina passa dal Ministro degli Esteri, Antonio Tajani, viene firmata dal Presidente della Repubblica, segue il parere della commissione esteri. Burocrazia di routine, certo. Ma è proprio nella routine che le responsabilità si annidano. Possibile che le procedure di vetting per una sede del genere non abbiano notato i cinque anni a Mosca, la collaboratrice russa al seguito, le frequentazioni? Possibile. Probabile, in Italia, dove il vetting serio è una parola straniera. Però le conseguenze di quella superficialità le paghiamo tutti.   E poi c’è il silenzio del governo. Il 22 aprile scorso Tajani convoca l’ambasciatore russo a Roma, Paramonov, per protestare contro le battute volgari del conduttore tv Solovyov contro Meloni. Comunicati di indignazione, dichiarazioni roboanti. Due settimane dopo, l’8 maggio, scatta l’arresto di un suo ambasciatore, accusato di aver fatto entrare almeno novantacinque russi in barba alle direttive europee. E il Ministro che fa? Niente. Una conferenza stampa? Niente. Un’informativa al Parlamento? Niente. Un’inchiesta interna pubblica? Niente. Si gestisce sotto traccia, sperando che la notizia si sgonfi nel ciclo mediatico di una settimana.   Le ragioni di questa afasia sono nude. Questo governo ha dentro una componente, la Lega, dichiaratamente filorussa, con un leader che girava con la maglietta di Putin. Ha un’altra componente, Fratelli d’Italia, che sull’Ucraina si è allineata alla NATO ma non vuole strappare con un elettorato che a Mosca guarda ancora con simpatia. Tirare fuori il caso Papadia con il giusto risalto significherebbe aprire una discussione pubblica sulla penetrazione russa nelle istituzioni italiane, e quella discussione, a questo governo, fa più paura di un terremoto. Quindi si tace. Si lascia che la procura faccia il suo mestiere, sperando che il processo arrivi tra due o tre anni, quando nessuno ricorderà più nulla.   C’è da chiedersi anche dove sia l’opposizione. Il Partito Democratico, che dovrebbe trasformare una vicenda così in cinque giorni di prime pagine e otto interrogazioni parlamentari, mormora. Il Movimento Cinque Stelle, con i suoi trascorsi sulla Russia, si volta dall’altra parte. Calenda e Renzi, che pure sull’atlantismo battono il tamburo, alzano la voce solo quando conviene. Nessuno chiede l’audizione urgente di Tajani. Nessuno chiede chi controlla i visti rilasciati dalle altre ambasciate italiane in Asia centrale. Nessuno chiede dove sono adesso quei novantacinque, cosa fanno, chi frequentano.   Si dirà: è una vicenda di corruzione, l’ennesima, un funzionario marcio che vende lo Stato al miglior offerente. Vero. Ma è anche altro. È il sintomo di un paese che ha smesso di prendere sul serio se stesso. Un paese che non vetta i suoi ambasciatori, non controlla le sue sedi consolari, non si fa domande sui suoi confini. Un paese in cui la parola “sicurezza nazionale” si usa solo per giustificare leggi contro i migranti africani, mai per chiedersi chi sta entrando dalla porta principale, con visto regolare timbrato da un nostro diplomatico. La frontiera, in Italia, è un concetto a geometria variabile. La applichi ai disperati che attraversano il Mediterraneo, non ai novantacinque russi con i soldi giusti e il bonifico sul conto bulgaro.   Mah. Resta una domanda, e questa la voglio lasciare sospesa, perché non ho la risposta e nessuno me la sta dando. Tashkent è davvero un caso isolato, il marciume di un singolo? Oppure è la punta di qualcosa, la prima crepa che diventa visibile in un edificio che scricchiola da anni? Quante altre Tashkent ci sono, in giro per le nostre ambasciate? Quanti altri Papadia, quante altre Tarakanove? Il governo non si pone la domanda. La stampa non la pone. L’opposizione la sussurra. E intanto novantacinque persone, di cui non sappiamo niente, vivono accanto a noi.

GILLIBRAND: If Iranians were warned, how did we bomb 22 schools? ADM COOPER: There's no indication that we have that's been corroborated GILLIBRAND: How many schools have we bombed? COOPER: There's one active civilian casualty investigation GILLIBRAND: So how do you explain publicly available information that 22 schools have been hit and multiple hospitals? COOPER: There's no way we can corroborate that GILLIBRAND: Have you investigated those claims? COOPER: We have not

"Per la prima volta a memoria d'uomo, siamo davvero soli insieme...l'Europa sta rispondendo all'interno di un sistema che non era stato concepito per sfide di questa portata." Ad Aquisgrana Mario Draghi diagnostica la solitudine strategica dell'Europa, invoca federalismo pragmatico, autonomia difensiva e completamento del mercato unico.

I’m struck by how often Trump referred to Xi as his “friend” and a “great leader.” Xi Jinping, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, is a dictator. He also offered no such reciprocal praise for Trump. That asymmetry makes Trump appear in a visibly weaker position.

APPLEBAUM: Russia's war in Ukraine is sometimes described, including recently by American Vice President, as if it were nothing more than territorial dispute, kind of scuffle over lines on map. But when Russia denies that Ukraine is a real nation, builds concentration camps on Ukrainian territory, bans Ukrainian language and systematically arrests mayors, teachers, journalists, and priests, then Russia is also attacking Europe that was built after 1945, Europe whose borders are not supposed to be changed by force. Russia invaded Ukraine not only to destroy Ukraine but also to prove that treaties are meaningless, alliances are weak, and brute force still decides fate of nations. By waging imperial war of conquest, Russia seeks to undermine Europe's post-imperial order.

Senator Gillibrand: "And how many more days, weeks, months, years are we going to be at war with Iran?" U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper: "Well, as we sit here today, we are in a ceasefire, and the way ahead will be determined by our policymakers." Gillibrand: "Well, currently, we are still spending a billion dollars a day on this war with Iran. And I can tell you from my New York constituents, they're furious about it, because a billion dollars a day could be lowering their housing costs, lowering their food costs, lowering their health care costs, lowering the cost of everyday expenses that continue to go up because of the war in Iran. With the price of gas as high as it is, the price of diesel as high as it is, it means everything that they have to buy for their families is more expensive. So we expect from our military leaders a plan about why and how long we are going to be spending a billion dollars a day. And I have not seen that plan or the why from President Trump or Secretary Hegseth."

BREAKING: "Trump came to China! We won!" CNN anchor reveals the tidal wave of mockery coming from China as a dejected Trump begs Xi Jinping for mercy! CNN’s Erin Burnett was visibly stunned by the sheer level of unrestrained mockery China is hurling at Donald Trump during his high-stakes visit. While Trump begins meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese social media has exploded with viral posts openly ridiculing the U.S. president, and Beijing’s strict censors are happily letting it spread. Some of the posts going viral across China include: -- “America has lost its swagger. They’re nothing but a paper tiger.” -- “Trump came to China! We won the tariff war!” -- “They will look up to us from now on.” -- “Trump, you’re welcome to visit China and learn from us.” -- “The U.S. is no longer a country that we look up to. We can now compete with them with confidence and strength.” Burnett pointed out that this kind of open political mockery – especially during a visit by a foreign head of state – is extremely rare in China unless the government explicitly wants it to happen. The message from Beijing is crystal clear: they believe they have the upper hand and are enjoying Trump’s humiliation.This is the embarrassing reality of Trump’s failed tough-guy act. After years of bluster and tariffs, Trump is now flying to China as a weakened leader, getting openly laughed at by the Chinese public with their government’s approval. The “strongest president ever” is being treated like a joke on the world stage by America’s biggest rival. This is what happens when an incompetent, blustering president thinks he can bully the world. The rest of the planet is watching, and laughing. If you are embarrassed watching Trump get clowned and disrespected by China, like and share this post.

🇺🇸 Trump YESTERDAY: "Xi Jinping is a horrible leader. He’s sending weapons to Iran. I’m placing permanent sanctions on China." 🇺🇸 Trump TODAY: "You are a great leader. I tell everybody that. Some people don’t like me saying it, but I say it because it’s true. I only tell the truth."🤣 He went from "horrible leader" to bootlicking China. He’s a pure businessman. His tone shifts when he sees business.😂

La cosa più bella di questa storia dell'ambasciatore italiano in Uzbekistan arrestato con l'accusa di aver venduto visti falsi ad almeno 100 cittadini russi, non è tanto il fatto che un ambasciatore, che già guadagna tra i 250 e 350 mila euro l'anno (delle nostre tasse di contribuenti), sentisse il bisogno di "arrotondare" (pare fino a 16 mila euro a pratica - fatevi voi i conti). E' il fatto che di una storia così ghiotta, in cui ci puoi trovare di tutto, dai soldi illeciti alla corruzione ai più alti livelli dello stato, dalle infiltrazioni russe fino al traffico di immigrati illegali, sui media italiani non se ne trovi quasi traccia. Per molto meno, vedresti già la prime pagine dei giornali invocare massonerie, mafie, partiti politici, il "capitale" e complotti NATO. E, invece, no. Quando c'è la Russia di mezzo, tutto sparisce in un "blip". Ed è questo che fa veramente paura.

Il Presidente del Consiglio che parla dell'esclusione di Pucci a Sanremo, ma nemmeno una sillaba per lui. Non avete nemmeno il buon gusto di cercare di nascondere la vostra pochezza morale e intellettuale

Obama on the Iran nuclear deal today: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked. We didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.” $25 billion spent. 14 Americans dead. Oil at $119 a barrel. The world has one month of strategic reserves left. A UAE oil port on fire. Ships turning back at gunpoint. Trump called Obama’s deal the worst deal ever made. Then tore it up. Then started a war to get back to the same place.

Magaziner: Trump says wind and solar is the most expensive form of energy ever. Is that true or false? Burgum: That’s true— Magaziner: Not according to the Department of Energy under the Trump administration.

#BREAKING: Rep Neguse: “President Trump right now, is suing the IRS for a $10 BILLION shakedown. Think about it, he’s suing the federal government that HE CONTROLS, a check for $10 billion that he hopes to secure that will go to Donald Trump, signed by Donald Trump and who’s paying the check? The American taxpayers.”🤦‍♀️

🔴 İsrailli orkestra şefi Ilan Volkov, Londra’da İsrail’in Gazze’ye yönelik saldırısını kınadı. Canlı yayın, BBC tarafından kesildi: ▪️Yüreğimde büyük bir acı yaşıyorum ve artık sessiz kalamam ▪️ Binlerce masum Filistinli öldürülüyor, hastanesiz, okulsuz, bir sonraki öğünün ne zaman olacağını bilmeden defalarca yerinden ediliyor ▪️Filistinlilerin hastaneleri ve okulları yok, bir sonraki öğünlerinin ne zaman olacağını bile bilmiyorlar ▪️Bunun daha fazla sürmesine izin veremeyiz, geçen her an milyonların güvenliğini tehlikeye atıyor ▪️Artık İsrail’de sahne almayacağım.

BREAKING: Rep. Joe Neguse DESTROYS Trump's Interior Secretary over his wasteful $13.1 million "renovations" to the Reflecting Pool — and reveals a stunning legal crack in MAGA's plans. This vanity project might not get finished after all... "Are you familiar with Atlantic Industrial Coatings?" the congressman asked during a hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources. "I— I'm not— N— Familiar with that uh," said Burgum. "So Atlantic Industrial Coatings is a company. Are you familiar with that company?" asked Neguse. "You're saying— You're saying Atlantic?" managed Burgum. "Atlantic Industrial Coatings, correct," said the congressman. "Are you familiar with it or?" "I'm not familiar with Atlantic." "Okay, Atlantic Industrial Coatings is the company that received a no-bid federal contract for the project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool," explained Neguse. "Are you familiar with that now?" "I'm familiar with that project, yes," said Burgum. "But not the company?" "Uh— Nuh— I wasn't familiar that— With that specific name of the company," said Burgum. "Okay. You're familiar with the fact that a company received a no-bid contract to do the work on that project, correct?" asked Neguse. "I'm— I'm familiar that we uh— That we're working on a project to, uh, restore, uh, the Reflecting Pool before the, uh, summer season with record attendance, yes," stammered Burgum. "Yes, and that was through a no-bid $13 million contract, right?" pressed the congressman. "That's not up for debate. That's a fact." "But I— I— I'm positive that we followed all of the required bidding rules, so you're— You're emphasizing the word no-bid like something nefarious has happened," said Burgum. "And I— I reject that thesis." "Okay, then explain it to me," said Neguse. "Here, I'll ask you the question. My understanding of the federal procurement rules is that a no-bid contract is reserved for situations where 'any delay would cause serious injury to the government.' Your proposition is what? That there'd be serious injury to the government if this company didn't get the $13 million contract to do this particular project right now?" "Well, I think we do have a sense of urgency, I mean, we got handed a record amount of deferred maintenance," said Burgum. "We had 19 fountains across the city that didn't work." "That's a serious injury to the government!?" said an incredulous Neguse, biting back a laugh. "A serious injury to the government?" "Well, I'm not— I'm not— I'm not a... I suppose a lawyer could decide that, but I think that maybe all of us could agree that we would want to have our nation's capital looking great for the 250th," Burgum said. "I mean, this is a common sense decision." "I would say, just last question, who picked this company? Because President Trump, a few months ago, in a New York Times article, said, 'I have a guy who's unbelievable at doing swimming pools. He looked at it. He called me up. He said, sir, we can do something on it.' Last night, he posted on Truth Social, also, 'I did not give out the contract, Interior did, to a contractor I did not know and have never used before.' So, Interior, he's talking about you. Did you give this $13 million no-bid contract to this company that's never done business with the federal government before?" "The— The— The gentleman that you're talking about that has done, uh, construction work regarding pools and fountains for President Trump is not part of this contract," claimed Burgum. "He— He's just a citizen that cared about it and offered some free advice. There's nothing there there in terms of any dollars flowing to anybody that worked for President Trump." Tellingly, Burgum offered no clarity on the actual bidding process. The reason is self-evident. This is the most corrupt administration in American history. Trump regularly hands out sweetheart deals and blatantly funnels our tax dollars into the pockets of his family members and cronies. We'd bet good money that a look under the hood of this project would reveal rampant criminality. When Democrats get back into power, we must use our subpoena power to launch a full forensic audit. In the meantime, Congressman Neguse has just pumped jet fuel into the lawsuits that are attempting to stop these hideous Reflecting Pool renovations. Clearly, the contract process was handled improperly because there was no actual threat of "serious injury" to the government. The courts must step in and stop this project dead in its tracks! Please ❤️ and share if you support prosecuting every act of corruption by this administration!

MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year? BURGUM: Intermittent or base load? MIN: All energy. 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW. BURGUM: But only when the wind is blowing and sun is shining MIN: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year -- less than 10% of China. You're clear bias against renewables is harming our national security.

Trump is in CHINA kissing MAJOR ASS RIGHT NOW: Trump to Xi Jinping in Beijing: “We’re going to have a fantastic future together. I have such respect for China. The job you’ve done. You’re a great leader. I say it to everybody.” The same China Trump called a currency manipulator. 145% tariffs. Trade war. “They’re ripping us off.” Xi didn’t even meet him at the airport. And he’s still doing it. MAGA is COOKED.

BREAKING: Blockbuster report reveals that Trump’s ultra-devoted young aide and rumored paramour is the secret fuel behind his unhinged late-night Truth Social antics! Donald Trump is widely perceived to be spiraling out of control on Truth Social late at night, but he isn't doing it alone. He’s being indulged by a much younger female aide more than willing to stay by his side all night leading to long-standing rumors of an affair. According to a new Wall Street Journal report, executive assistant Natalie Harp is the driving force behind many of Trump’s most unhinged and offensive late-night Truth Social rampages. The 34-year-old former One America News host brings the 79-year-old president stacks of printed posts (often conspiracy theories, racist content, and AI slop), gets his approval, then logs into his account and blasts them out while he should be sleeping. Harp has unprecedented access to Trump. Senators reportedly text her directly when they can’t reach the president. But her extreme devotion has sparked years of affair rumors inside MAGA circles. Reports reveal she once went so far as living in the ladies’ locker room at his Bedminster golf club for more than a month just to stay close to him after she was shut out from normal accommodations. Harp has reportedly written gushing letters to Trump saying things like “You are all that matters to me” and that she only wants to bring him “joy.” Gossip aside, Harp is the enabler who encouraged Trump to push out the racist video depicting the Obamas as apes and the bizarre AI image of Trump as Jesus Christ, both later deleted after backlash. While Trump’s inner circle is reportedly fed up with the chaos she helps create, Harp answers to no one except Trump himself. She bypasses the chief of staff and communications team, feeding the president’s worst impulses at all hours of the night. Since taking office, Trump has posted a staggering 8,800 times, with frequent all-night posting binges that suggest he’s barely sleeping. So here we have an ill-rested, elderly president obsessively rage-posting into the early morning hours, allegedly enabled and coddled by a young, clearly smitten aide who is frequently in his private quarters at all hours, a privilege afforded no other staff member. The entire spectacle is embarrassing, dysfunctional, and completely unfit and inappropriate for the White House. And its results speak for themselves. If you agree, please like and share.

🚨 BREAKING: Epstein survivors just broke down in tears at the hearing. My name, phone number, address, workplace... everything released. I woke up to it mentioned 500+ times. The Trump regime dropped their info while shielding the clients. MAKE THIS GO VIRAL! Demand JUSTICE!

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents in Brentwood, New York were caught, on a security camera, walking through a backyard where CHILDREN live… with their guns already drawn. In the video, one agent walks directly up to the back door holding a gun, knocks, and yells “POLICE.” Another agent is standing nearby with his weapon pointed directly at the door. Then another agent walks towards the house, from the backyard, after appearing to be looking around the private property. At no point do they announce a warrant, or claim there is an emergency situation. Just federal agents with guns drawn… surrounding a home where kids live. Federal agents are NOT allowed to just enter private property, surround homes, and intimidate families without judicial authorization. A warrant is supposed to be signed by a judge, specifically describe the place being searched, and be presented when demanded. And unless there is an immediate threat to life or public safety, pointing guns at a residence during a nonviolent immigration operation can very quickly cross into excessive force territory under the Constitution. This is exactly why constitutional protections exist in the first place. Because if the government can creep through backyards with guns drawn, targeting homes without presenting warrants, while children are inside… then those rights stop meaning anything at all.