Section: The Local (Italy)
US and Russia must unite on terrorism: Prodi
Italy’s former prime minister Romano Prodi said on Thursday that the thorny issue of Ukraine is hampering progress towards wiping out terrorism. …read more Source: The Local...
Putin urged to make ‘sincere effort’ for peace
UPDATED: Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy on Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
Putin makes anti-sanctions case in Italy
Vladimir Putin took his case against international sanctions to Italy on Wednesday, claiming they would cost Italian companies a billion euros and insisting he was committed to a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Local...
Isolated Putin seeks sympathetic ear in Italy
Vladimir Putin makes a rare international outing on Wednesday with a high-profile visit to Italy and the Vatican, two days after the G7 threatened him with tougher sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
Pope to receive Putin on June 10th
Vladimir Putin will be received by Pope Francis next week in the Russian president’s first visit to the Vatican since the crisis in Ukraine erupted. …read more Source: The Local...
Putin to visit Milan as EU tensions rise
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Milan for meetings with Italian officials, the Kremlin said on Monday, as tensions over Ukraine continue to roil relations between Moscow and the EU. …read more Source: The Local...
Italy’s UniCredit in Ukraine anti-terror probe
Ukrainian security agents on Monday seized documents at the Kiev headquarters of Italy’s UniCredit bank as part of a probe aimed at cutting off the suspected illicit financing of pro-Russian rebels in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Local...
Italy Ukrainian asylum seeker boom
Italy saw a huge spike in Ukrainians applying for asylum in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat last week and analyzed by The Local. …read more Source: The Local...
‘Made in Crimea’ Prosecco angers Italians
Fake Prosecco is being produced in Russia-annexed Crimea, bursting the bubble of an Italian export boom, farmers’ association Coldiretti has said. …read more Source: The Local...
Italy to join Ukraine crisis call with Obama
The White House on Tuesday said President Barack Obama will hold a secure video conference with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine and other “global security issues.” …read more Source: The Local...
