https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy has stalled a decision by the EU to extend economic sanctions against Russia, requesting a “political debate” on the matter during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151210/italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:14:25 +0100 italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Ex-Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has revealed that the Russians have given him a special nickname following his recent visit to Crimea. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/heartstealer-silvio-hails-democratic-russia Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:33:00 +0200 heartstealer-silvio-hails-democratic-russia There's never a dull moment whenever Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin get together. Not only has Italy's former prime minister been banned from entering Ukraine, but he is now embroiled in a probe after swigging a vintage bottle of wine with Putin in Crimea. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/berlusconi-sparks-probe-for-vintage-wine-quaff Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:59:58 +0200 berlusconi-sparks-probe-for-vintage-wine-quaff Ukraine’s National Security Council has banned Silvio Berlusconi from entering the country for three years following his brief visit to Crimea last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20150917/ukraine-bans-berlusconi-over-crimea-visit Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:25:43 +0200 ukraine-bans-berlusconi-over-crimea-visit Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italy's billionaire former leader Silvio Berlusconi on Friday met for informal talks in Crimea which Moscow annexed from Ukraine last year, an official said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/old-pals-reunite-at-crimea-war-monument Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:25:57 +0200 old-pals-reunite-at-crimea-war-monument Fake Prosecco is being produced in Russia-annexed Crimea, bursting the bubble of an Italian export boom, farmers' association Coldiretti has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150323/made-in-crimea-prosecco-angers-italians Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:01:32 +0100 made-in-crimea-prosecco-angers-italians