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 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 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 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 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 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 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 UPDATED: Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan on Friday in the latest attempt to ease tensions over the simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20141017/putin-in-threat-to-cut-eu-gas-supplies-ahead-of-talks-in-milan Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:15:00 +0200 putin-in-threat-to-cut-eu-gas-supplies-ahead-of-talks-in-milan UPDATED: An Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit of more than 50 countries opened on Thursday with all eyes on Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of tense talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/putin-takes-centre-stage-at-asia-europe-summit Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:30:00 +0200 putin-takes-centre-stage-at-asia-europe-summit Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of a summit in Italy later this month, his aide said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141009/putin-may-meet-ukraines-poroshenko-in-italy Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:57:00 +0200 putin-may-meet-ukraines-poroshenko-in-italy UPDATED: An Italian government official has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the EU-Asia summit in Milan next month, an unexpected decision that is said to have irritated European institutions. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/putin-to-attend-eu-asia-summit-in-milan-report Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:49:00 +0200 putin-to-attend-eu-asia-summit-in-milan-report