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 The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. https://www.thelocal.it/20251127/threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:47 +0100 threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Italy's Navy on Thursday warned that a bigger Russian presence in the Mediterranean was increasing tensions and risked a possible "incident", Italian news agencies reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20230223/italy-warns-growing-russian-presence-fuelling-tensions-in-med Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:09:07 +0100 italy-warns-growing-russian-presence-fuelling-tensions-in-med 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 An Italian-Swiss pharmaceutical company has agreed to produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in Italy, the first such deal in the European Union, a trade body said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210309/italy-to-be-first-eu-country-to-make-russian-sputnik-vaccine Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:58:36 +0100 italy-to-be-first-eu-country-to-make-russian-sputnik-vaccine Russia on Thursday began withdrawing military experts and medics sent to Italy during the height of the coronavirus pandemic as part of an aid effort that critics said carried political overtones. https://www.thelocal.it/20200507/russia-begins-withdrawing-military-virus-experts-from-italy Thu, 07 May 2020 14:37:59 +0200 russia-begins-withdrawing-military-virus-experts-from-italy Italian premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday tried to answer parliament's questions about allegations that Matteo Salvini's League party had made a funding deal with Russia after the far-right minister refused. https://www.thelocal.it/20190725/italys-salvini-avoids-questions-over-alleged-russian-funding-deal Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:06:32 +0200 italys-salvini-avoids-questions-over-alleged-russian-funding-deal Salvini is fighting tooth and nail against suggestions that his far-right League party tried to get covert Russian payments during talks in Moscow last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20190714/look-for-the-rubles-good-luck-salvini-fends-off-russia-claims Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:01:55 +0200 look-for-the-rubles-good-luck-salvini-fends-off-russia-claims Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has furiously denied receiving any money in funding from Russian investors, following allegations that one of his close aides held secret meetings in Moscow to that end. https://www.thelocal.it/20190710/not-one-ruble-salvini-denies-his-party-took-russian-money Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:16:25 +0200 not-one-ruble-salvini-denies-his-party-took-russian-money Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Rome on Thursday for a lightning visit including talks with Italy's populist government, which has called for an easing of sanctions despite Moscow's ongoing crisis with the West. https://www.thelocal.it/20190704/vladimir-putin-praises-matteo-salvini-welcoming-attitude-to-russia-italy-rome-visit Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:17:00 +0200 vladimir-putin-praises-matteo-salvini-welcoming-attitude-to-russia-italy-rome-visit Italian opposition ministers have demanded an explanation from the ruling League party after allegations that its leader Matteo Salvini had struck a funding deal with Russia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190226/salvini-denies-the-league-sought-funding-from-russia Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:50:19 +0100 salvini-denies-the-league-sought-funding-from-russia After a flood of allegations of Russian meddling in various Western elections, as well as electronic security breaches, EU states are pushing for action against cyber-attacks from Russia. That is, all of them except for Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20181017/why-is-italy-resisting-eu-sanctions-against-russia-over-cyber-attacks Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:24:01 +0200 why-is-italy-resisting-eu-sanctions-against-russia-over-cyber-attacks Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is in Moscow today, where he boasted to Russian business leaders of Italy's "strong" and "robust" economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20181024/our-economy-is-strong-italian-pm-tells-russia Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:58:10 +0200 our-economy-is-strong-italian-pm-tells-russia More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured on Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed, firefighters said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181024/rome-escalator-collapse Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:53:39 +0200 rome-escalator-collapse Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini denounced the "madness" of western sanctions against Russia during a trip to Moscow on Wednesday, and launched a fierce attack on the European Union. https://www.thelocal.it/20181018/italy-matteo-salvini-russia-sanctions-madness Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:48:18 +0200 italy-matteo-salvini-russia-sanctions-madness 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 Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said during a visit to Moscow on Monday that he wanted to see EU sanctions against Russia dropped "by the end of the year". https://www.thelocal.it/20180716/italian-minister-salvini-calls-for-eu-sanctions-against-russia-to-be-lifted-by-end-of-2018 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:04:35 +0200 italian-minister-salvini-calls-for-eu-sanctions-against-russia-to-be-lifted-by-end-of-2018 Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday that he would be attending Sunday's World Cup final in Moscow and paid tribute to Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://www.thelocal.it/20180710/salvini-to-attend-world-cup-final-in-moscow-but-wont-meet-putin-reports Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:48:55 +0200 salvini-to-attend-world-cup-final-in-moscow-but-wont-meet-putin-reports Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says he plans to go to Moscow this weekend to combine a visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin with the World Cup final. https://www.thelocal.it/20180709/italy-matteo-salvini-russia-vladimir-putin Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:04:38 +0200 italy-matteo-salvini-russia-vladimir-putin In one of his first foreign policy statements, Italy's new Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that Russia should return to the G8. https://www.thelocal.it/20180608/russia-should-be-back-in-the-g8-italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-president-donald-trump Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:05:00 +0200 russia-should-be-back-in-the-g8-italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-president-donald-trump Speaking Russian with a strong Italian accent, Andrea Palmeri attracts attention in Lugansk, the separatist-held province in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20180410/andrea-palmeri-italian-football-hooligan-russian-separatist-lugansk-ukraine Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:20:15 +0200 andrea-palmeri-italian-football-hooligan-russian-separatist-lugansk-ukraine