Luca Bottura's satirical video and the history of Ukraine according to Alessandro Barbero

On April 5, 2025, during the demonstration organized by the Five Star Movement against the European rearmament plan, historian Alessandro Barbero spoke with a video message. Barbero compared the current political-military climate in Europe to that preceding the outbreak of the First World War, expressing strong doubts about what he considers a similar arms race. The speech raised various criticisms, ranging from the challenge of the historical c…