MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, commenting on the reaction of Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani to the expulsion of the Italian military attache and his assistant from Russia, said that Italy shouldn't pretend it doesn't know what reciprocity is.
He also said that Germany's nuclear weapons research comes as no surprise, and Russia should take this into account in its military planning.
TASS has compiled the key statements made by the deputy foreign minister.
Italy's reaction
Italy and its Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani are familiar with the principle of reciprocity, no matter what they say: "We have made a corresponding statement, and it makes everything crystal clear. In diplomacy and foreign policy, there is a principle of reciprocity. I believe that the the Italian foreign minister is privy to this principle."
