politics
February 22, 2026
Russian-Italian reporter detained in Türkiye
Russian-Italian reporter Andrea Lucidi has said that he had been detained in Türkiye and deported from the country
TL;DR
- Russian-Italian reporter Andrea Lucidi was detained in Istanbul, Turkey, and deported to Italy.
- Lucidi, who has covered the Ukraine conflict and is editor-in-chief of International Reporters' Italian edition, claims his detention involved violations of protocol.
- He described the removal center for migrants where he was held as a 'concentration camp'.
- The detention occurred just before Lucidi was scheduled to speak at a UN Security Council meeting called by Moscow.
- Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, highlighted the timing of the incident and similar issues faced by another speaker, Glenn Diesen.
- Both Lucidi and Diesen eventually addressed the UN meeting via video link.
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