Journalist Bartosz Wieliński from Gazeta Wyborcza attempted to smear the President Andrzej Duda up by claiming that he recently had dinner at a restaurant called Vladimiro. However, as it turned out, the president was never there. Meanwhile, internet users are tearing the Gazeta Wyborcza journalist apart over the false report.
During his visit to Italy, President Andrzej Duda met in Rome with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, followed by a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. But for Gazeta Wyborcza journalist Bartosz Wieliński, the content of these discussions was irrelevant. Instead, he chose to take a jab at Andrzej Duda by writing that the president had allegedly dined at a well-known Roman restaurant—Vladimiro. The implication was clear: yet another “proof” that PiS and Duda are the Kremlin’s fifth column in Poland.
Informuję wszystkich zainteresowanych, że w ogóle nie byliśmy w restauracji „Vladimiro” w Rzymie. Ten pan kłamie jak zwykle. Taka prawda. https://t.co/FEZj6Eywil
— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) March 30, 2025
Not only is this claim completely fabricated, but the restaurant itself has nothing to do with Putin, having been established in 1953. On top of that, it turns out that Andrzej Duda was never even there. “This man lies as usual. That’s the truth,” the president responded on X.
“Ristorante Vladimiro was founded in 1953. I shudder to think what will happen when Mr. Wieliński discovers that one of the metro stations in Paris is called Stalingrad. (I have no idea if Vladimiro serves good food, don’t ask me. If you’re in Rome, go to Ragno d’Oro or Sant’Anna, amen.),” wrote Dr. Klara Spurgjasz on X.
“Will you also attack Bill Clinton for dining at a restaurant in the heart of Rome that serves traditional Roman cuisine? Yes, Roman—not Russian,” commented columnist and political scientist Paweł Ozdoba on X.
“And he ate ruskie pierogi. Do you really believe this, or are you just joking? Because what you’re writing is so ridiculous, it’s beyond defense,” added Radek Przystup.