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 Rome's public prosecutor's anti-terrorism section is to probe hundreds of Twitter accounts demanding the resignation of President Sergio Mattarella in the midst of an Italian government crisis in May. https://www.thelocal.it/20180805/mystery-twitter-coup-against-italian-president-sergio-mattarella Sun, 05 Aug 2018 14:19:40 +0200 mystery-twitter-coup-against-italian-president-sergio-mattarella For anyone following the US elections from Italy, one of the candidates might seem a little familiar. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/six-ways-donald-trump-is-eerily-similar-to-berlusconi Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:22:22 +0100 six-ways-donald-trump-is-eerily-similar-to-berlusconi Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the situation in Syria and potential energy projects with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the Kremlin said on Friday, after Rome briefly held up extending EU sanctions on Moscow last month. https://www.thelocal.it/20160108/renzi-and-putin-discuss-syria-and-energy-deals Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:08:33 +0100 renzi-and-putin-discuss-syria-and-energy-deals UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said that the conflict in Libya was Italy's main priority, following a meeting with French President François Hollande on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20151126/italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:00:51 +0100 italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight 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 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 Pope Francis will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the United Nations in New York later this month, the Holy See’s embassy to the UN said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/pope-francis-to-meet-putin-during-un-visit Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:04:37 +0200 pope-francis-to-meet-putin-during-un-visit Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to give Silvio Berlusconi Russian citizenship - and the job of economy minister - the disgraced Italian billionaire politician was quoted as saying on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150723/putin-wants-me-for-economy-minister-berlusconi Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:10:42 +0200 putin-wants-me-for-economy-minister-berlusconi True friends are hard to find, and harder to leave. In a friendship that has lasted 14 years, the Russian President Vladimir Putin has found a kindred spirit in Italy’s disgraced former leader, Silvio Berlusconi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/berlusconi-and-putin-an-enduring-love Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:38:53 +0200 berlusconi-and-putin-an-enduring-love 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. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/putin-makes-anti-sanctions-case-in-italy Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:30:45 +0200 putin-makes-anti-sanctions-case-in-italy UPDATED: Vladimir Putin visited World Expo on Wednesday at the start of a high-profile visit to Italy and the Vatican just two days after the G7 threatened tougher sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150610/isolated-putin-seeks-sympathetic-ear-in-italy Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:16:54 +0200 isolated-putin-seeks-sympathetic-ear-in-italy Increasingly isolated by the West, Vladimir Putin will hope to find a friendly ear in Pope Francis at their meeting on Wednesday, but experts say the Russian President may have misjudged the mood. https://www.thelocal.it/20150609/putin-to-seek-friendly-ear-with-pope-visit Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:37:41 +0200 putin-to-seek-friendly-ear-with-pope-visit Vladimir Putin will visit Pope Francis next week, with the Pontiff under pressure to explicitly condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150604/pope-to-receive-putin-on-june-10-vatican Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:37:37 +0200 pope-to-receive-putin-on-june-10-vatican 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. https://www.thelocal.it/20150601/putin-to-visit-milan-as-eu-tensions-rise Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:11:01 +0200 putin-to-visit-milan-as-eu-tensions-rise Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Thursday Russia could play a decisive role in resolving the crisis in Libya, during a rare visit by a European leader to Moscow. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/renzi-seeks-key-role-for-russia-in-libya-crisis Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:50:55 +0100 renzi-seeks-key-role-for-russia-in-libya-crisis Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Moscow later this week in a bid to get help from Russian President Vladimir Putin over the worsening situation in Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/renzi-seeks-putins-help-in-libya Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:40:00 +0100 renzi-seeks-putins-help-in-libya Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far-right Northern League, said on Wednesday that sanctions against Russia were senseless and are having a damning effect on Italian businesses. https://www.thelocal.it/20141210/those-who-play-war-with-putin-are-idiots-salvini Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:35:00 +0100 those-who-play-war-with-putin-are-idiots-salvini Saipem, the Italian oil services company, said on Thursday that it had been told by Russia’s Gazprom to suspend work on the South Stream gas pipeline project. https://www.thelocal.it/20141205/saipem-told-to-stop-work-on-russian-gas-project Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:49:00 +0100 saipem-told-to-stop-work-on-russian-gas-project Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far-right Northern League, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in January, La Repubblica reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20141203/italys-far-right-leader-to-meet-putin-in-january Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:22:00 +0100 italys-far-right-leader-to-meet-putin-in-january Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suggested the South Stream gas deal with Europe is to be scrapped, putting a multi-billion investment from energy company Eni at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20141202/eni-risks-losing-billions-as-russia-scraps-gas-deal Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:24:00 +0100 eni-risks-losing-billions-as-russia-scraps-gas-deal