The French Minister of State for
Gender Equality Marlène Schiappa on Thursday said that she
intends to look into whether "foreign powers" are involved in
online fundraising to help violent protestors within the yellow
vest movement, Italy first and foremost.
"Who is funding the violence," she asked in an interview on
France Inter, hinting that foreign powers including Italy were
involved "given the position of certain Italian leaders".
The reference was to recent comments made by both deputy
prime ministers.
Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio
hit back on Tuesday after French European Affairs Minister
Nathalie Loiseau told Italian officials to butt out after
expressing support for the Yellow Vests protest movement.
Di Maio said Monday that his 5-Star Movement (M5S) was ready
to provide support to the Yellow Vests while fellow Deputy
Premier, Interior Minister and League party leader Matteo
Salvini also voiced his backing for the protests.
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