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 expelled two Russian officials and summoned Russia's ambassador after uncovering a suspected spy in the Italian navy. Here's a primer on the espionage scandal. https://www.thelocal.it/20210331/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-russian-spy-scandal Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:34:26 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-russian-spy-scandal Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday the alliance was prepared to help out in troubled Libya as it grapples with a migrant crisis but warned there were no military solutions. https://www.thelocal.it/20180624/nato-says-its-ready-to-help-italy-in-libya Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:18:04 +0200 nato-says-its-ready-to-help-italy-in-libya US President Donald Trump told Italy's Paolo Gentiloni that the country must "pay up" for NATO during the leaders' private meeting last week, according to an interview transcript released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170425/trump-italy-will-pay-up-for-nato Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:29:50 +0200 trump-italy-will-pay-up-for-nato The United States on Monday offered its backing for a Nato naval operation off Libya in support of a controversial Italian plan to close the Western Mediterranean migrant route to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/us-backs-nato-blockade-of-libya-to-close-migrant-route Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:28:49 +0200 us-backs-nato-blockade-of-libya-to-close-migrant-route Nato is three months away from launching patrols off Libya as part of a plan to stop migrants arriving in Italy, Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said in an interview published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/nato-patrols-libya-italy-mediterranean-endeavour-migrants-refugees Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:22:34 +0200 nato-patrols-libya-italy-mediterranean-endeavour-migrants-refugees Italy is willing to keep its troops in Afghanistan “at current levels”, it was reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/italy-willing-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:17:26 +0200 italy-willing-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan A majority of the Italian public oppose their country using military force to defend a Nato ally in the event of an attack from Russia, but if things do kick off they expect the US to step in, new research shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20150610/more-than-half-of-italians-oppose-nato-action-to-defend-ally Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:52:30 +0200 more-than-half-of-italians-oppose-nato-action-to-defend-ally Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday warned that any attempt to expand territory held by separatists in Ukraine would be "unacceptable" and told Russia to withdraw 1,000 items of military equipment from Ukraine's territory, speaking after meeting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/nato-chief-warns-russia-after-italy-meet Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:35:00 +0100 nato-chief-warns-russia-after-italy-meet